title: Compiling a Fortran .dll on Windows 7 (for free)?
body: <p>My boss just asked me to integrate his bosses old Fortran code into a project (Java) I'm working on. The code was written in the 90s, so I imagine it'll still compile, so rather than re-write it, I'm hoping I can just call the functions from a .dll.  I'm already calling some C .dlls, so I think I've got that part covered.</p>
  
  <p>I've been doing some reading, and most of the articles talk about integrating the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler into Microsoft Visual Studio.  We've got a university site license for Visual Studio, but it looks like the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler is in around the $700 range.  I don't think my boss will go for that, so I'm looking for another option.  I know Microsoft makes a lot of products freely available to students via Project Dreamspark, but I didn't see anything Fortran related.</p>
  
  <p>I'm looking at some cygwin based options right now (g95, I think), but I'm looking for other ideas/options.  Any ideas?</p>