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# Fortran on WebAssembly

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## Summary

This post discusses the challenges and options for compiling Fortran code to WebAssembly. It explores different Fortran compilers, including LFortran and LLVM Flang, and demonstrates how to compile and use BLAS and LAPACK libraries in WebAssembly.

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