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# f2cpp.pl - Converts Fortran 77 code to C++
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# Unlike f2c, the output of f2cpp.pl may or may not compile, however,
# only a small number of hand-tuned changes are typically needed.
# The resulting code is much cleaner than f2c's output, and much closer
# to the original intent of the original Fortran code.
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# The resulting C++ code is very C-style; we basically only want C++
# for its std::complex<> type and operator overloading.
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# Assumes single subroutine per file, and that there are
# no lines of significance above the subroutine declaration.
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# TODOs:
# - Make the first step of conversion breaking up the input into chunks
#   delimited by subroutine boundaries. This will require full on parsing
#   of blocks.
# - Some declarations are generated incorrectly, like IZAMAX, whose array
#   argument is never an array.
# - Fix by-value argument passing of expressions (currently lets through
#   things like (-&std::conj(tau)).
# - Generate proper subroutine declarations for character arguments
#   (should be const char *, not char).
# - Determine const-ness of function declaration parameters through program
#   analysis.
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