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+title: "Fortran newsletter: May 2022"
+category: newsletter
+author: Milan Curcic
+---
+
+Welcome to the May edition of the monthly Fortran newsletter.
+The newsletter comes out at the beginning of every month and details
+Fortran news from the previous month.
+
+<ul id="page-nav"></ul>
+
+## fortran-lang.org
+
+Here's what's new in the fortran-lang.org repo:
+
+* [#359](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/359):
+  Fix time calculation in the PRs script
+* [#387](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/387):
+  Newsletter for April 2022
+* [#389](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/389):
+  Add librsb to package index
+* [#390](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/390):
+  Add Elk to package index
+* [#391](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/391):
+  Add pencil-code to package index
+* [#392](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/392):
+  Add PROPACK to package index
+* [#398](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/398):
+  Add feed link to HTML head element
+* [#369](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/369):
+  Resolves Issue #217
+* [#400](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/400):
+  fix dependency of include files under `learn/building_programs` mini-book
+
+Work in progress:
+
+* [#397](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/397) (WIP):
+  Add NUFFT to package index
+* [#396](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/396) (WIP):
+  Add OpenFFT to package index
+* [#395](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/395) (WIP):
+  Add 2DECOMP&FFT to package index
+* [#394](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/394) (WIP):
+  Add SLICOT to package index
+* [#393](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/393) (WIP):
+  Add FATODE to package index
+* [#347](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/pull/347) (WIP):
+  Fortran Intrinsics
+
+[Let us know](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/issues)
+if you have any suggestions for the website and its content.
+We welcome any new contributors to the website and the tutorials page in particular - see the
+[contributor guide](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org/blob/HEAD/CONTRIBUTING.md)
+for how to get started.
+
+## Fortran Standard Library
+
+Here's what's new in stdlib:
+
+* [#646](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/646):
+  Export symbols on Windows and set PIC flag for Unix
+* [#651](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/651):
+  Bugfix release version 0.2.1
+
+Work in progress:
+
+* [#656](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/656) (WIP):
+  Add hint for building error with make
+* [#655](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/655) (WIP):
+  fixed 32-bit integer overflow in stdlib_io_npy
+* [#652](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/652) (WIP):
+  Feature: loadtxt skiprows and max_rows
+* [#625](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/625) (WIP):
+  Gamma special function 
+* [#611](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/611) (WIP):
+  Hash maps
+* [#604](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/604) (WIP):
+  Add get_argument, get_variable and set_variable
+* [#580](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/580) (WIP):
+  Add terminal and color escape sequences
+* [#552](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/552) (WIP):
+  fixed bug in stringlist
+* [#536](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/536) (WIP):
+  Fix conversion warnings
+* [#520](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/520) (WIP):
+  [stdlib_io] add `disp`(display variable values formatted).
+* [#517](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/517) (WIP):
+  adding SPEC_TEMPLATE.md #504
+* [#514](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/514) (WIP):
+  pop, drop & get with basic range feature for stringlist
+* [#491](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/491) (WIP):
+  Stdlib linked list
+* [#473](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/473) (WIP):
+  Error stop improvements
+* [#363](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/363) (WIP):
+  Sorting string's characters according to their ASCII values
+* [#286](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/286) (WIP):
+  Probability Distribution and Statistical Functions -- Beta Distribution Module
+* [#278](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/278) (WIP):
+  Probability Distribution and Statistical Functions -- Gamma Distribution Module
+* [#189](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/pull/189) (WIP):
+  Initial implementation of COO / CSR sparse format
+
+Please help improve stdlib by testing and [reviewing pull requests](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/issues?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22reviewers+needed%22)!
+
+The candidate for file system operations to be included in stdlib is being developed by
+[@MarDiehl](https://github.com/MarDiehl) and [@arjenmarkus](https://github.com/arjenmarkus)
+in [this repository](https://github.com/MarDiehl/stdlib_os).
+Please try it out and let us know how it works, if there are any issues, or if the API can be improved.
+
+## Fortran Package Manager
+
+Here's what's new in fpm:
+
+* [#688](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/688):
+  Small fix for fpm_model
+* [#665](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/665):
+  add clean command
+
+Work in progress:
+
+* [#693](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/693) (WIP):
+  Fix show-model option
+* [#692](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/692) (WIP):
+  Fix for non-portable GFortran `-J` flag in install script
+* [#686](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/686) (WIP):
+  fix: remove extra space from help-test cmd
+* [#685](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/685) (WIP):
+  fix: function for getting executable path
+* [#676](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/676) (WIP):
+  Tree shaking for modules
+* [#671](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/671) (WIP):
+  Add `library-dir` to support `-Lpath`
+* [#653](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/653) (WIP):
+  Enable profiles in toml
+* [#608](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/608) (WIP):
+  --env switch lets you specify the prefix of the compiler-related environment variables
+* [#539](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/539) (WIP):
+  Add parent packages into dependency tree
+* [#498](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/pull/498) (WIP):
+  Compiler flags profiles
+
+`fpm` is still in early development and we need as much help as we can get.
+Here's how you can help today:
+
+* Use it and let us know what you think! Read the [fpm packaging guide](https://fpm.fortran-lang.org/en/tutorial)
+to learn how to build your package with fpm, and the [manifest reference](https://fpm.fortran-lang.org/en/spec/manifest.html)
+to learn what are all the things that you can specify in the fpm.toml file.
+
+* Browse existing *fpm* packages on the [fortran-lang website](https://fortran-lang.org/packages/fpm)
+* Browse the [open issues](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm/issues) and see if you can help implement any fixes or features.
+* Adapt your Fortran package for fpm and submit it to the [Registry](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm-registry).
+* Improve the documentation.
+
+The short-term goal of fpm is to make development and installation of Fortran packages with dependencies easier.
+Its long term goal is to build a rich and decentralized ecosystem of Fortran packages and create a healthy
+environment in which new open source Fortran projects are created and published with ease.
+
+## Compilers
+
+### Flang
+
+TODO @alexisperry
+
+### LFortran
+
+TODO @certik
+
+We are looking for new contributors. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested. We will help you get up to speed.
+
+## Events
+
+* We had our 25th Fortran Monthly call on April 22.
+  You can watch the recording below:
+  <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8-_ll4f0gN8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+Join and follow the [Fortran Discourse](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group)
+to stay tuned with the future meetings.
+
+## Contributors
+
+We thank everybody who contributed to fortran-lang in the past month by
+commenting in any of these repositories:
+
+* [fortran-lang/stdlib](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib)
+* [fortran-lang/stdlib-cmake-example](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib-cmake-example)
+* [fortran-lang/fpm](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm)
+* [fortran-lang/fpm-registry](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm-registry)
+* [fortran-lang/fpm-docs](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm-docs)
+* [fortran-lang/setup-fpm](https://github.com/fortran-lang/setup-fpm)
+* [fortran-lang/fpm-haskell](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fpm-haskell)
+* [fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-lang.org)
+* [fortran-lang/benchmarks](https://github.com/fortran-lang/benchmarks)
+* [fortran-lang/fortran-forum-article-template](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fortran-forum-article-template)
+* [fortran-lang/fftpack](https://github.com/fortran-lang/fftpack)
+* [fortran-lang/minpack](https://github.com/fortran-lang/minpack)
+* [fortran-lang/test-drive](https://github.com/fortran-lang/test-drive)
+* [j3-fortran/fortran\_proposals](https://github.com/j3-fortran/fortran_proposals)
+
+<div id="gh-contributors" data-startdate="April 01 2022" data-enddate="April 30 2022" height="500px"></div>