gfortran compilation error with format

[moritzhoefert]

Dear all,

I downloaded a source code called mfix. When I try to compile it, the compiler complains about a format error. Since I am totally new to fortran I don't know, what that message means.

I am surprised to get such an error because the code is from reliable programmers and they don't release anything "incompilable".

Has anyone of you encountered such errors and knows how to fix them? Thanks for any hints!

gfortran -c -I. -fconvert='big-endian' -ffree-form -I/home/hoefert/programs/mf ix/model/dmp_modules/mpi_donothing -O3 ./des/randomno_mod.f
./des/randomno_mod.f:107.54:

write(*,'(7X,A,2X,ES)') 'specified mean =', mean
1
Error: Period required in format specifier at (1)

Best regards,
Moritz

 

[FJacq]

The format descriptor ES is insufficient : you need to add the length of the final string representing the real value, as well as the number of decimal values. Try something like :

write(*,'(7X,A,2X,ES12.5)') 'specified mean =', mean


François Jacq

 

[moritzhoefert]

Thank you for the reply. Before I start using sed excessively: are there any compilier options that make the compiler more forgiving in such cases?