Fortran External Dynamic & Static Linking Library

Compile Fortran static library & dynamic library, and demonstrate the linking to a third-party Fortran library in C++/Fortran project. [中文]

Platform	Code	Project	Compilers		Build tools
Linux	C++	Fortran External Library	GNU Fortran		GNU make
		C++ Project	GCC
	Fortran	Fortran External Library	GNU Fortran	Intel Fortran
		Fortran Project	GNU Fortran	Intel Fortran
Windows	C++	Fortran External Library		Intel Fortran	Visual Studio
		C++ Project		Intel C++
	Fortran	Fortran External Library		Intel Fortran
		Fortran Project		Intel Fortran

Links

• Source code repository: Fortran_External_Library

Build

Windows

open lib.sln or dll.sln with visual studio (>2010 sp1) which is located in .\{language}_{Type_of_library}\{Type_of_library}\msvs\ :

Build - Batch Build - Select all - Build

then similar operations with public_code.sln which is located in .\{language}_{Type_of_library}\public_solution\msvs\ the binary file is located in .\public_solution\binary\

Linux

git clone https://github.com/nescirem/Fortran_External_Library.git
cd Fortran_External_Library
chmod -R 711 ./

For the cases of Fortran link to Fortran external library, Intel Fortran and GNU Fortran is supported:

./fortran_dynamic_library/build.sh
./fortran_static_library/build.sh

For the cases of C++ link to Fortran external library, only GNU Fortran with g++ is supported:

./cpp_static_library/build.sh
./cpp_dynamic_library/build.sh

or you can specify compiler and debug mode like this:

./fortran_dynamic_library/build.sh ifort release
./fortran_static_library/build.sh gfortran debug
./cpp_static_library/build.sh debug
./cpp_dynamic_library/build.sh release

Remember to clean:

./fortran_dynamic_library/clean_all.sh
./fortran_static_library/clean_all.sh
./cpp_static_library/clean_all.sh
./cpp_dynamic_library/clean_all.sh

Test

Windows

Not recommended. If you want to use this PowerShell script, read help first:

.\test_all.ps1 -h

Currently Intel Fortran projects (.vfproj) do not support MSBuild. So this PowerShell script uses devenv.exe to open the *.sln file which includes Intel Fortran projects and wait for the user to build it manually.

Linux

Use python script to compile and test.

python test_all.py

To do

• Linking third party Fortran dynamic library with C++ (linux)
• A more practical case

License

All codes are released under MIT license except make_depends_tree.sh in ./tools

Thanks to

[pirpyn]: Fortran-Project-Template

[臭石头雪球]: http://v.fcode.cn/

[Neo Insight!]: https://www.avex.idv.tw/?p=243

[Calling Fortran from C/C++]: https://medium.com/@waltermateriais/calling-fortran-from-c-c-aa32867bde20

[Calling C++ (cpp objects) from a Fortran subroutine]: (https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/intel-visual-fortran-compiler-for-windows/topic/734563)

[C++ Calls in Fortran]: https://modelingguru.nasa.gov/docs/DOC-2642

[Using C/C++ and Fortran together]: http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS/LinuxTutorialMixingFortranAndC.html

[C++ passes a string to a Fortran link library]: http://bbs.fcode.cn/thread-1117-1-1.html