GNU Compiler Collection Free Software Foundation 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500 Boston, MA 02110-1335 Everyone: I would like to start using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC), particularly GFortran. Given the number of compiler and linker options that there are, it makes a lot of sense to put the commonly used compiler options into an options file. I read the description of the @file options file on page 28 of the manual, Using the GNU Compiler Collection 4.6.0. However, I could not find any information on whether comments are allowed in options files and, if so, how comments are designated so that the compiler does not attempt to treat them as compiler or linker options. Please let me know whether or not programmers can put comments into compiler options files. If so, please let me know how to designate comments. I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Sincerely, Craig T. Dedo 17130 W. Burleigh Place P. O. Box 423 Mobile Phone: (414) 412-5869 Brookfield, WI 53008-0423 E-mail: <craig@xxxxxxxxxx> USA Linked-In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdedo