Fortran could learn from C

[Henry Spencer]

> ... the C preprocessor, sometimes provided
> as  part of a C compiler, sometimes separately.  Its defini-
> tion is currently being standardized by X3J11...

Beware of one fine point, though:  X3J11 is *not* requiring that the
preprocessor be available independently of the rest of the compiler.
(They considered it but decided it was outside their jurisdiction.)
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Those who do not understand Unix are |  Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
condemned to reinvent it, poorly.    | {allegra,ihnp4,decvax,utai}!utzoo!henry