arith:

Function:

arith: provides for simple integer arithmetic during the preprocessing of code. arith: can be used to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and take powers of two numerical arguments.

Syntax:

	arith:(integer1,operator,integer2)

integer1 any digit string

operator the symbols + - * / **

integer2 any digit string

Examples:

arith:(5,*,7) is replaced in the Fortran output by 35.

arith:(maxbits:,/,nbyte:) is replaced first by the values of the macros maxbits: and nbyte: (say 60 and 6) and then by the value 10.