(j3.2006) (SC22WG5.4891) J3 interp letter ballot #27 -

[Toon Moene]

On 11/24/2012 05:05 PM, Whitlock, Stan wrote:

> To: J3 Members
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> From: Stan Whitlock
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> Subject: J3 Fortran interp letter ballot #27 - due 11-Jan-2013
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> Date: 24-Nov-2012
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> Enclosed in the next letter ballot on Fortran interpretations.
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> The rules by which we operate say:
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> o J3 votes on the answer at a J3 meeting; a simple majority
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> vote marks the answer as "passed by J3 meeting".
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> o Between J3 meetings the chair of /interp sends a J3 letter
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> ballot to J3 to approve interp answers that have been "passed
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> by J3 meeting". The letter ballot runs for 30 days. Not
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> voting on three of four consecutive J3 letter ballots is
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> grounds to terminate J3 membership. An interp answer passes
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> by a 2/3rds vote; a no vote must be accompanied by an
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> explanation of the changes necessary to change the member's
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> vote to yes.
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> J3/interp reserves the right to recall an interp answer for
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> more study even if the answer passes.
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> 6 Fortran interpretations are currently "Passed by J3 meeting" after
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> J3 meeting #199. This is the letter ballot phase to go from "Passed
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> by J3 meeting" to "Passed by J3 letter ballot".
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> The following Fortran interpretations are being balloted:
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> Yes No Number Title
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> -Y- --- F03/0053 The BIND attribute for C_PTR and C_FUNPTR
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> -Y- --- F08/0075 Pointer function reference as variable in assignment
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> -Y- --- F08/0083 Type parameter default expressions allow circular
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> dependence
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> -Y- --- F08/0084 Pointer arguments to PURE functions
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> -Y- --- F08/0085 Problems with PARAMETERs
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> --- -N- F08/0086 Implied-shape and separate PARAMETER statement

FO8/0086 Agree with Bob - this interp (second example) needs to be 
rethought.

Kind regards,

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