(j3.2006) exception message on termination
Robert Corbett
robert.corbett
Tue Jun 11 23:59:40 EDT 2013
Can we delete the second and third sentences of paragraph 2 in Clause 8.4 in the
upcoming revision? They state
If an exception (14) is signaling on that image,
the processor shall issue a warning indicating
which exceptions are signaling; this warning
shall be on the unit identified by the named
constant ERROR_UNIT (13.8.2.8). It is recommended
that the stop code is made available by formatted
output to the same unit.
Sun FORTRAN 77 produced such output. It was a constant source of complaints
from users. As bad as Sun FORTRAN 77 was in this regard, it did not report
inexact exceptions, as is required by the text of the standard.
Robert Corbett
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