[Mitgcm-support] RE: package ptracer does not compile on SunOS

[mitgcm-support at dev.mitgcm.org]

It looks like we may have to rename the routine! We'll look into it further
but there doesn't seem to be a compiler option to deal with this 31
character limit.

More later,

A.

A quote from a google-groups search about the error message:
> > Why 31, I am curious:
>
> I am perfectly happy with the choice of 31:
> - It is the number of characters in the longest word of my native
>   language (at least, the longest word in my crossword puzzle dictionary).
> - It is the maximum number of days in a calendar month, even for leap
years.
> - It is an easy number to remember: 13 reversed, and 13, of course, is the
>   difference between 77 and 90.
> - It is a prime number, and I like primes.
>
> Why should I want another value ?