(j3.2006) coindexed variables in NAMELIST

[Bill Long]

On 3/22/12 12:51 PM, John Reid wrote:
>
>
> Bill Long wrote:
>> Suppose you have
>>
>> real :: x[*]
>> NAMELIST /nl/ x
>>
>> and try a namelist read where the input record is
>>
>> &nl x = 3.14 /
>>
>> This should be fine. But suppose you had
>>
>> &nl x[2] = 3.14 /
>>
>> If you are executing the READ on image 1, this is clearly wrong since
>> the variable in the input record is not the same variable as the one
>> specified in the namelist statement.
>>
>> However, if you execute the READ on image 2, that argument fails. Did we
>> intend for this to be allowed, or did we overlook disallowing coindexed
>> designators in namelist input records?
>
> I think we do disallow this - see 266:27, 10.11.2, para 2.
>

Good.  Thanks.

Cheers,
Bill



> John.
>

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