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.
arith:(integer1,operator,integer2)
integer1
any digit string
operator
the symbols + - * / **
integer2
any digit string
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.