(j3.2006) co-array variable

[Bill Long]

Aleksandar Donev wrote:

>On Thursday 24 May 2007 17:45, Malcolm Cohen wrote:
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>>...in that context, saying "scalar" achieves nothing.  Arrays and
>>structures are comprised of scalars.
>>

The phrase says (after replacing co-variable with co-array) "scalar 
co-array".  The examples Aleks has below are not co-arrays by either the 
current or previous definition.  However, with the new definition of 
co-array, x(1) is a co-array.  The original intent of [197:13-15] (the 
result of considerable discussion and compromise) was to not allow array 
elements or structure components in this context.  Such things were not 
co-arrays by the old definition, so the wording used to be correct.  
This section was not updated when the definition of co-array was 
expanded in paper 07-210.  This was an oversight. I don't think 
"co-array of rank zero" is materially different from "scalar co-array", 
though Aleks' intent is correct.  It's wordy, but I think we need 
something like "scalar co-array with no subscripts or component 
selection" as the replacement for "co-variable" on [197:13].  The 
"co-variable" on [197:15] can be replaced by "it" to avoid repeating the 
longer wording.  The editor is welcome (as usual) to suggest better wording.

Cheers,
Bill

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>I believe those words should say "co-array of rank zero" (I thought we had the 
>term "co-scalar" for this but acroread does not find it). That is,
>
>x[5]%atomic_component=...
>and
>x(1)[5]=...
>
>should obey the normal segment ordering restrictions and not be given the 
>"atomic read/write" exclusion.
>
>Aleks
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