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The goal of Fort project is to create a Fortran front-end for the LLVM compiler.

End-user goals

• Fast compiles and low memory use
• Expressive diagnostics
• Modern Fortran support

Utility and applications

• Modular library based architecture
• Support for building external tools via tooling API
• 'BSD' style license

Development goals

• Ease of maintenance
• Support for all LLVM-supported platforms
• Verbose diagnostics
• Quick portability

More about the project in Features and Goals.