(j3.2006) J3/12-nnn J3 interpretations letter ballot #26 after meeting 198

[Van Snyder]

10 Fortran interpretations are currently "Passed by J3 meeting" after
J3 meeting #198.  This is the letter ballot phase to go from "Passed
by J3 meeting" to "Passed by J3 letter ballot".

The following Fortran interpretations are being balloted:

Yes  No   Number     Title

-Y-  ---  F08/0040   MOVE_ALLOC for coarrays
-C-  ---  F08/0074   Implicit type in BLOCK construct

          In the question, in the first line after the sample program,
          remove "the" before "X", or insert "variable" before "X".

-C-  ---  F08/0075   Pointer function reference as variable in assignment

          Would benefit from a note explaining the mysterious
          requirement.

-Y-  ---  F08/0076   Pointer function reference in READ
---  -N-  F08/0077   Function references as variables in DATA statements

          Since the only alternatives for <variable> are <designator>
          and <expr>, it seems weird to have <variable> in the syntax
          rule, and then a constraint that says it is required to be
          <designator>, not <expr>.

          If it works, I would prefer to change the first alternative of
          R536 at [104:15] from <variable> to <designator>, and then use
          <designator> instead of <variable> in C566 at [104:26] and
          C568 at [104:32].  A change would also be required in C567 at
          [104:28-29], to something like "A <designator> that appears ...
          shall not designate a variable that is a dummy argument...."

          If for some reason that doesn't work, I accept the proposed
          repair.

-Y-  ---  F08/0078   Are the IEEE values +0 and -0 distinguished
-Y-  ---  F08/0079   NAMELIST and type specification
-C-  ---  F08/0080   Array constructors with polymorphic values

          Presumably, the penultimate line of Program m198_003a in Q2
          ought to be "Print *, [ x, y, z ]".  Otherwise, the question
          doesn't make sense.  Maybe the program name ought to be
          m198_003b.

-C-  ---  F08/0081   Deallocation error handling

          In the edits for [76:10] and [131:12], I would prefer "during"
          to "in".

-C-  ---  F08/0082   Generic identifier and dtv arguments

          "READ(FORMATTED)" in the penultimate paragraph of the question
          ought to be "WRITE(FORMATTED)", or the opposite change ought
          to be made in the program.