LFP(ID:4025/lfp001)

for Lincoln Fortran Preprocessor

preprocessor to facilitate structured rpogramming in FORTRAN

MIT Lincoln labs 1982
Related languages
FORTRAN IV => LFP   Preprocessor for
FORTRAN IV => LFP   Extension of
References:
  • Cosgrove, James H. , and Edward T. Bayliss "LFP User's Manual (Lincoln Fortran Preprocessor) Version 02.01 for IBM/Amdahl Systems." Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Lexington. Lincoln Lab. 1 Sep 82, 79p TR-623, ESD-TR-82-083 AD-A121 004/6 view details Abstract: The Lincoln Fortran Preprocessor was constructed to facilitate structured programming by extending FORTRAN to include the most useful top down control structures. The choice of FORTRAN for a target language was dictated by its being the only higher level language available on many mini-computers. This work was motivated by a desire to make top-down structured programming tools available for the development of FORTRAN software. LFP is an upward compatible extension of FORTRAN which provides five new top down decision structures, five additional loop structures and an internal procedure capability. In addition to structured control, LFP provides a neat, automatically-formatted, structured listing. The ease of program construction and clarity of program documentation are greatly enhanced thus reducing the clerical detail and the likelihood of programming in bugs.
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