I prefer the .f extension over the other longer ones. Meanwhile, I also prefer to use the modern and free-form Fortran coding style. What GFortran flags should I use if I would like to use the free form with the .f extension?

From: GFortranGettingStarted - GCC Wiki “[…]Of course, you can override gfortran’s default, with options -ffree-form and -ffixed-form (many gfortran options are named -f’’=option-name '. For example, if you have a free-form code named bessel.f, you can compile it with[…]” program fixed_form print*…

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certik October 16, 2021, 3:45pm 13

You can press the “thumbs up” button at the issue.

Anyway, totally agree with you and thank you for bringing this up!

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