Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct.

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Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> writes:
> On 20.10.2025 20:36, rbowman wrote:
[...]
>> I have converted F77 code from NOAA's public domain stuff to C. 
>> 
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2c
>> 
>> The utility does indeed convert Fortran 77 to C code that will compile but 
>> it is barely human readable and nothing you would want to maintain.
>
> If the transformation is done correctly there's no reason to inspect
> the details of the generated "C" code, or is it?

Unless the goal is to continue maintenance of the code in C.

A plausible scenario is that you have a body of code in Fortran that you
want to continue maintaining, but it's easier to find C programmers than
Fortran programmers.  (I don't know whether that's the case here.)

[...]

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */

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Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-08 06:35 +0000
  Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 09:09 +0200
    Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2025-10-08 12:01 +0000
    Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-08 15:23 +0000
      Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-10-08 19:04 +0300
        Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-08 20:05 +0000
    Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-10-08 18:52 +0300
    Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-12-14 23:55 -0800
  Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 11:09 +0200
    Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 11:23 +0200
      Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-10-08 12:53 +0300
        Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 12:09 +0200
          Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-08 15:59 +0200
            Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 12:29 -0500
              Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-08 21:04 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 22:49 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2025-10-10 01:13 +0100
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-10 01:54 +0000
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-10-09 19:43 -0700
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2025-10-10 11:25 +0100
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-09 22:50 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-10-09 20:59 -0700
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-10 01:27 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-10-10 12:06 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-10-10 17:28 +0300
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-10-10 17:47 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-10 16:32 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-11 00:02 +0000
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-13 06:20 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-10 15:01 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-10 23:45 +0000
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-01-06 18:24 -0800
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-14 06:29 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-14 20:13 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2025-10-15 11:26 +0100
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-15 13:00 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2025-10-17 22:07 +0100
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-17 17:44 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-20 10:02 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 04:42 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-21 03:40 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-16 06:45 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-16 06:37 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-16 04:43 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-20 09:58 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-20 18:36 +0000
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 16:44 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-21 01:33 +0000
                Language-design, tradeoffs (was Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct.) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-21 04:19 +0200
                Re: Language-design, tradeoffs (was Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct.) BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-21 04:27 -0500
                Re: Language-design, tradeoffs (was Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct.) Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-22 02:30 +0200
                Re: Language-design, tradeoffs (was Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct.) BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-22 02:10 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-21 03:51 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-10-20 19:21 -0700
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-21 04:53 +0200
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-21 18:21 +0000
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-21 13:42 -0500
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2025-10-21 06:17 -0400
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-21 18:41 +0000
                Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-21 18:12 +0000
            Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 19:36 +0200
              Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com> - 2025-10-08 19:51 +0200
    Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-08 15:29 +0000
  Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 11:33 -0500
    Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 14:57 -0700
      Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-09 01:39 +0000
        Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. BGB <cr88192@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 22:25 -0500
          Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-10-09 19:50 -0700
            Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-10-10 04:20 +0000
      Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-12-15 11:24 -0800
  Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 13:35 -0700
    Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-10-08 13:36 -0700
  Re: Nice way of allocating flexible struct. Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-12-14 22:48 -0800

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