Hi Bud, your hint to compile with -fno-automatic worked... Thanks Jupp Tscheak -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Bud Davis [mailto:bdavis9659@xxxxxxxxxxx] Gesendet: Sonntag, 9. Januar 2005 00:33 An: jupp_tscheak@xxxxxx Cc: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx Betreff: Re: compiling fortran using static variables the compiler driver used to link your executable (g++) has nothing to do with fortran SAVE. make sure that all you fortran is compiled with g77 -fno-automatic or alternatively, properly use the SAVE statement in you fortran routines. if you still have problems, please post a small example and we will figure this out :) HTH, bud davis