IDA IDA (for `Interprocedural Dependency Analyser') is an interactive tool that provides interprocedural information about Fortran programs, such as: call graphs: which show the calling relationships between program units; traces of variables: where and how a variable is used throughout the program; common block partitioning and usage: how common blocks are partitioned into variables in each program unit, and how those variables are used in that unit and its descendents; procedure references and argument associations: the location and actual arguments of every call to a particular procedure. Interprocedural information is invaluable for investigating and `understanding' programs, especially large ones. It is particularly useful when modifying or further developing a code. For example, it is needed when converting a sequential Fortran program into a message-passing or High Performance Fortran program to run on a distributed memory parallel machine or workstation cluster; indeed, that application area was the original motivation for developing the tool.

Current Version:   1.9 License Type:   Public Domain

Home Site: http://www.vcpc.univie.ac.at/information/software/ida/ Source Code Availability:   Yes Available Binary Packages: Debian Package:   No RedHat RPM Package:   No Other Packages:   No Targeted Platforms: UNIX, Windows Software/Hardware Requirements: ANSI C or K&R C compiler

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