Linux Journal Contents #25, May 1996

Features

• Fortran Programming Tools under Linux  by Steven Hughes
  Are you a Fortran user migrating to Linux from a non-Unix environment? Steve shows you how to take the Linux plunge without sacrificing your “native” programming capability.
  
• Compile C Faster on Linux  by Christopher W Fraser & David R Hanson
  An introduction to lcc, a compiler 75% smaller than gcc that also compiles more quickly and helps prevent some porting bugs.
  
• Introduction to Gawk  by Ian Gordon
  How to speed up your programming tasks using the GNU version of awk.
  

News and Articles

• Creating a Linux Firewall Using the TIS Toolkit  by Benjamin Ewy
  Get flexible and reliable control of your network's interaction with the outside world.
  

Columns

• Letters to the Editor  
  
• Stop the Presses  
  
• From the Publisher   First Conference on Freely Redistributable Software  
  
• Linux in the Real World   The Rough and Tumble World of the Linux-based ISP  
  
• Kernel Korner   The Devil's in the Details  
  
• Take Command   Keeping Track of Change with RCS  
  
• Book Review   IPv6: The New Internet Protocol  
  
• New Products  
  

Directories & References

• Consultants Directory