(j3.2006) question about generic resolution

[Bill Long]

Malcolm Cohen wrote:
> Bill Long wrote:
> 
>> or as an interp later.
> 
> There is no doubt that this is what we ought to do.

OK. I've written an interp paper for this and will upload it as soon as 
Dan switches the web site over to Meeting 192.

> 
> Aleks Donev wrote:
>> 4) Modify the rules so that one cannot write a generic like this. For example, 
>> do not allow "pointer, INTENT(IN)" (caps serve an emphasis purpose here) and 
>> "allocatable" to be used for disambiguation.
> 
> Now that *is* an improvement.  Still a bit icky, but that's not unusual for us.
> 

In the interp, I listed multiple alternative solutions, but proposed 
this one as the resolution of the problem, and included the edit to 
implement this one. /Interp will modify it as they see fit.

Cheers,
Bill

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