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Subject: Why does GDB currently still supports only the features of Fortran 77
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Nowadays, it is well known that Fortran 77 is a rather archaic and
outdated Language, and it has been replicated by more modern Fortran
versions, such as
Fortran 90/95/2003/2008, and so on.

But in the documentation corresponding to the latest version of GDB
[1], I noticed the following description, which surprised me quite a
lot:

```
15.4.6 Fortran

GDB can be used to debug programs written in Fortran, but it currently
supports only the features of Fortran 77 language.
```

Today in the 21st century, why does GDB currently still supports only
the features of Fortran 77 language?

[1] https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/Fortran.html#Fortran

Best regards
-- 
Assoc. Prof. Hongsheng Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>
Theory and Simulation of Materials
Hebei Vocational University of Technology and Engineering
No. 473, Quannan West Street, Xindu District, Xingtai, Hebei province