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GNU Fortran is a free software [1] compiler for the Fortran programming language. It is part of the GNU Compiler Collection and supports various Fortran standards, including Fortran 77, Fortran 90, Fortran 95, Fortran 2003, and Fortran 2008 [1]. The software is designed to be compatible with multiple operating systems, including GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows [1].

Development of GNU Fortran is community-driven, with contributions from volunteers and organizations worldwide [1]. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License, ensuring users have the freedom to run, study, share, and modify the software [1].

GNU Fortran

Summary

GNU Fortran is a free software[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Fortran's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • GNU Fortran's instance of is recorded as compiler[4].
  • GNU Fortran's based on is recorded as Fortran[5].
  • GNU Fortran's logo image is recorded as GNU Compiler Collection logo.svg[6].
  • GNU Fortran's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[7].
  • GNU Fortran's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • GNU Fortran's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[9].
  • GNU Fortran's part of is recorded as GNU Compiler Collection[10].
  • GNU Fortran's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b62hh[11].
  • GNU Fortran's official website is recorded as https://gcc.gnu.org/fortran/[12].
  • GNU Fortran's source code repository URL is recorded as https://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git[13].
  • GNU Fortran's source code repository URL is recorded as svn://gcc.gnu.org/svn/gcc[14].
  • GNU Fortran's issue tracker URL is recorded as https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/[15].
  • GNU Fortran's Free Software Directory entry is recorded as Gfortran[16].
  • GNU Fortran's Debian stable package is recorded as gfortran[17].
  • GNU Fortran's Ubuntu package is recorded as gfortran[18].
  • GNU Fortran's implementation of is recorded as Fortran[19].
  • GNU Fortran's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[20].
  • GNU Fortran's Alpine Linux package is recorded as gfortran[21].
  • GNU Fortran's man page is recorded as gfortran.1[22].

Body

Publication

GNU Fortran's part of is recorded as GNU Compiler Collection[10].

Why It Matters

GNU Fortran ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Fortran free software GNU

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . gcc.gnu.org. Retrieved . gcc.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . gcc.gnu.org. Retrieved . gcc.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . gcc.gnu.org. Retrieved . gcc.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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