This guide describes the components of MIPSpro compiler system, other programming tools and interfaces, and dynamic shared objects (DSO). It also explains ways to improve program performance.
The SGI compiler systems produce either new 32-bit (n32) object code, 64-bit object code, or old 32-bit (o32) object code. This guide describes the MIPSpro compilers that produce new 32-bit and 64-bit object code. For additional information about n32 and 64-bit compilation, see the MIPSpro 64-Bit Porting and Transition Guide and the MIPSpro N32 ABI Handbook. For information about compilers that produce old 32-bit objects, refer to the MIPS O32 Compiling and Performance Tuning Guide.
This guide is written for anyone who wants to program effectively using the MIPSpro compilers. It is written for a reader who is familiar with the IRIX (or UNIX) operating system and a programming language such as C or Fortran. This guide does not explain how to write and compile programs.
This guide does not cover all of the differences between n32, 64, and o32 compilation modes. Refer to the MIPSpro 64-Bit Porting and Transition Guide and the MIPS O32 Compiling and Performance Tuning Guide for information about the differences between these modes, language implementation differences, source code porting, compilation issues, and run-time execution.
Be sure to read the Release Notes for your compiler. They contain important information about this release of the MIPSpro compiler system.
The following documents contain information that may be useful as you use the MIPSpro compilers:
MIPSpro Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 1
MIPSpro Fortran Language Reference Manual, Volume 2
MIPSpro Assembly Language Programmer's Guide
Application Programmer's I/O Guide
SpeedShop User's Guide
ProDev WorkShop: Debugger User's Guide
ProDev WorkShop: Performance Analyzer User's Guide
ProDev WorkShop: Tester User's Guide
dbx User's Guide
Origin 2000 and Onyx2 Performance Tuning and Optimization Guide
MIPSpro N32 ABI Handbook
MIPSpro 64-Bit Porting and Transition Guide
Getting Started with XFS Filesystems
System V Applications Binary Interface--Revised First Edition. Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-880410-9
System V Application Binary Interface MIPS Processor Supplement. Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-880170-3.
The following commercially available reference books are among those that you should consult for more information on the history of Fortran and the Fortran language itself:
Adams, J., W. Brainerd, and J. Martin. Fortran 95 Handbook : Complete ISO/ANSI Reference. MIT Press, 1997. ISBN 0262510960.
Chapman, S. Fortran 90/95 for Scientists and Engineers . McGraw Hill Text, 1998. ISBN 0070119384.
Chapman, S. Introduction to Fortran 90/95. McGraw Hill Text, 1998. ISBN 0070119694.
Counihan, M. Fortran 95 : Including Fortran 90, Details of High Performance Fortran (HPF), and the Fortran Module for Variable-Length Character Strings. UCL Press, 1997. ISBN 1857283678.
Gehrke, W. Fortran 95 Language Guide. Springer Verlag, 1996. ISBN 3540760628.
International Standards Organization. ISO/IEC 1539-1:1997, Information technology -- Programming languages -- Fortran. 1997.
Metcalf, M. and J. Reid. Fortran 90/95 Explained . Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN 0198518889.
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| ... | Ellipses indicate that a preceding element can be repeated. |
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