(j3.2006) a question on cobounds

[Bill Long]

Jim Xia wrote:
> 
> For the following declarations
> 
> subroutine foo (n)
>         integer, intent(in) :: n
>         integer W(n)[*]                           !<-- we made it clear 
> this is not allowed

Right. Automatic coarrays are not allowed.

> *        integer, save :: U(10)[N,*]      !<-- but do we intend to allow 
> this?  I have difficulties in finding constraints/rules that forbid this*
> 

This is allowed.  The array U has the same size on all images, and the 
size is known at compile time.  The [N,*] only affects how the image 
numbers are computed in references within the subroutine. This case is 
discussed at [92:24-26].

Cheers,
Bill


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