XL Fortran provides product documentation in the following formats:
Readme files contain late-breaking information, including changes and corrections to the product documentation. Readme files are located by default in the /opt/ibmcmp/xlf/10.1 directory and in the root directory of the installation CD.
Man pages are provided for the compiler invocations and all command-line utilities provided with the product. Instructions for installing and accessing the man pages are provided in the IBM XL Fortran Advanced Edition V10.1 for Linux Installation Guide.
The information center of searchable HTML files can be launched on a network and accessed remotely or locally. Instructions for installing and accessing the information center are provided in the XL Fortran Installation Guide. The information center is also viewable on the Web at:
PDF documents are located by default in the /opt/ibmcmp/xlf/10.1/doc/language/pdf directory, where language can be one of the following supported languages:
PDF documents are also available on the Web at: http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/fortran/xlfortran/library
In addition to this document, the following files comprise the full set of XL Fortran product manuals:
Document title | PDF file name | Description |
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IBM XL Fortran Advanced Edition V10.1 for Linux Installation Guide | install.pdf | Contains information for installing XL Fortran and configuring your environment for basic compilation and program execution. |
Getting Started with XL Fortran Advanced Edition V10.1 for Linux | getstart.pdf | Contains an introduction to the XL Fortran product, with overview information on setting up and configuring your environment, compiling and linking programs, and troubleshooting compilation errors. |
IBM XL Fortran Advanced Edition V10.1 for Linux Compiler Reference | cr.pdf | Contains information on setting up and configuring your compilation environment, compiling, linking and running programs, troubleshooting compilation errors, and descriptions of the various compiler options. |
IBM XL Fortran Advanced Edition V10.1 for Linux Language Reference | lr.pdf | Contains information about the Fortran programming language as supported by IBM, including language extensions for portability and conformance to non-proprietary standards, compiler directives, and intrinsic procedures. |
IBM XL Fortran Advanced Edition V10.1 for Linux Optimization and Programming Guide | opg.pdf | Contains information on advanced programming topics, such as application porting, interlanguage calls, floating-point operations, input/output, application optimization and parallelization, and the XL Fortran high-performance libraries. |
These PDF files are viewable and printable from Adobe Reader. If you do not have the Adobe Reader installed, you can download it from http://www.adobe.com
More documentation related to XL Fortran, including redbooks, whitepapers, tutorials, and other articles is available on the Web at:
http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/fortran/xlfortran/library
Operating system and other documentation is available as follows:
You might want to consult the following publications, which are also referenced throughout this document:
XL Fortran is designed according to the following standards. You can refer to these standards for precise definitions of some of the features found in this document.