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NAG Fortran Library - Supporting Documentation

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The NAG Fortran Library Manual

The complete NAG Fortran Library Manual, Mark 21 can be viewed on-line in the following formats:

• PDF+HTML, a full PDF manual which can be browsed using HTML index files;
• PDF, a full PDF manual browsed using the PDF bookmarks; and
• XHTML+MathML, an experimental version of the manual using XHTML and MathML

Advice on viewing and navigating all the formats now available can be found in the Fortran library online help document. You are strongly advised to read this document if you wish to try the XHTML+MathML format.

The Library is organised into Chapters - each being documented with its own Introduction and Contents list followed by a comprehensive document for each function detailing its purpose, description, list of parameters and possible error exits. Example programs and results are also supplied. All examples are available on-line to facilitate their use as templates for the users' calling programs.

The NAG Fortran Library Manual - Mark 20 and prior

The previous marks of the NAG Fortran Library Manual are still available: Mark 20 and Mark 19.

Withdrawn Routines

A full list of routines withdrawn from past marks of the Library has been provided with pointers to the recommended replacement routine.

Installer's Notes and Users' Notes

Support documentation for the installation and use of each implementation of the NAG Fortran Library is available.