(j3.2006) (SC22WG5.3591) Assumed-type and Assumed-rank extensions for C Interop TR.

[Bill Long]

Van Snyder wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 18:13 -0500, Bill Long wrote:
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>> Attached is a draft of a proposal....
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>> "R522a  <assumed-rank-spec>  <<is>>  ::"
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> During the specs-gathering period for Fortran 2008, I proposed a
> dimension specification [<lower-bound>]::1 that meant "assumed extent
> but contiguous" for the first K dimensions of a rank R array.  If K==R
> it would have been the same as the CONTIGUOUS attribute.  I still wish
> for this in places where I have 2X2 arrays along a path on which not
> every point is processed.  I don't think the R522a proposal would
> conflict with this, but it bears pondering.
>
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>> C2) An <assumed-type> variable shall not have the CODIMENSION,
>> EXTERNAL, INTRINSIC, or VALUE attribute.
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>> Note: The ALLOCATABLE, ASYNCHRONOUS, DIMENSION, INTENT, OPTIONAL,
>> POINTER, TARGET, and VOLATILE attributes are allowed.
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> CONTIGUOUS?
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>   

Added (twice).  The remaining attributes (bind, parameter, protected, 
and save) do not apply to dummy arguments.

Cheers,
Bill



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