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RECURSIVE FUNCTION - compaq visual fortran 6.6

RECURSIVE FUNCTION - compaq visual fortran 6.6

RECURSIVE FUNCTION - compaq visual fortran 6.6

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I'm using a recursive function with compaq visual fortran 6.6. I've already used this feature in many programs, but now it seems to have some problem. While the computations at the lowest level seem to be correct, the final result is like out of flow.

VO(   1:M1)=funct(p1,VI(   1:N1),flag)+
     !      funct(p2,VI(N1+1:N2),flag)
VO(M1+1:M2)=funct(p3,VI(   1:N1),flag)+
     !        funct(p4,VI(N1+1:N2),flag)

funct is the recursive function
VO is the output vector (result)
Where could be the problem. Could this be a compiler bug?

RE: RECURSIVE FUNCTION - compaq visual fortran 6.6

You need to expand the definitions of V1.  

Often, I have found that you can compile and execute correctly without optimization.  Try that.

RE: RECURSIVE FUNCTION - compaq visual fortran 6.6

(OP)
I solved the problem by declaring the result variable as POINTER instead of ALLOCATABLE. The fact is that the same cose run perfectly on a previous machine, while experienced this problem on a new one. POINTERS allow for a more powerful management of dynamically allocated memory.

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