fpt and WinFPT Reference Manual - Command-line Commands
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TRUNCATE NAMES
Syntax:
TRUNCATE NAMES AFTER [:] <integer> [CHARACTERS] DO NOT TRUNCATE NAMES
Function:
This command specifies the number of characters which are significant when identifying a name. Some Fortran systems, most importantly Encore (Gould-SEL) Fortran for the Concept series machines, allow long names but ignore trailing characters when the names are identified. Concept Fortran uses only the first 8 characters to identify a name. Thus the names:
ANGLE_ATTACK
ANGLE_ATT
ANGLE_AT
written in the same scope all represent the same variable on a Concept machine. In most environments they would represent three different variables.
If TRUNCATE NAMES AFTER 8 CHARACTERS is specified, fpt uses only the first 8 characters to identify the name. When the name has been identified, all occurrences in the code are changed to match the first spelling encountered. Thus, for example, if ANGLE_ATT is encountered first, ANGLE_ATTACK and ANGLE_AT are systematically changed to ANGLE_ATT.
This command must be made before analysing the Fortran code because it affects the way in which Fortran variables are identified.
The command SHOW NAMES LONGER THAN <integer> CHARACTERS may be used to identify names which will be truncated.
Where to Use this Command
| Operating system command line | Yes |
| Configuration file, config.fsp | Yes |
| Specification (fsp) files, *.fsp | Yes |
| Interactively, to FPT> prompt | No |
| Interactive command files | No |
| Embedded in the Fortran code | No |
Default
DO NOT TRUNCATE NAMES
(Note that defaults may be changed in the configuration file)
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