F is a modern subset of Fortran that does away with a lot of historical cruft (that Fortran has more than enough of).
I personally would like to use it for new developments, and a --std=f switch would come in very handy for this. -- Summary: --std=f would be nice Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P1 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: Thomas dot Koenig at online dot de CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18584