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ftnchek: ftnchek (a static analyzer for Fortran 77 programs)
ftnchek:
-ftnchek: ftnchek (short for Fortran checker) is designed to detect certain
+ftnchek: ftnchek (short for Fortran checker) is designed to detect certain
ftnchek: errors in a Fortran program that a compiler usually does not.
ftnchek:
-ftnchek:
-ftnchek:
-ftnchek:
-ftnchek:
+ftnchek: ftnchek is not primarily intended to detect syntax errors. Its
+ftnchek: purpose is to assist the user in finding semantic errors. Semantic
+ftnchek: errors are legal in the Fortran language but are wasteful or may
+ftnchek: cause incorrect operation.
ftnchek:
ftnchek: