(j3.2006) [MPI3 Fortran] Feedback from Fortran J3 meeting

[Bill Long]

Dan Nagle wrote:
>
>> Perhaps this would work if we modified the last line to be
>>
>>       - any statement of the scoping unit is executed while the
>> variable is a pending I/O storage sequence affector or becomes
>> referenced or defined by an external I/O operation
>>     
>
> OK, I'll bite.  What is an "external I/O operation" ?
> How does one start, when has it finished?
>
>   

Good question.  So far all the discussion I've seen is about 
asynchronous MPI send and receive operations, which have nothing at all 
to do with I/O.

Cheers,
Bill

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