(j3.2006) EXTENDS and BIND(C)

[Craig Dedo CAPM]

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> On Behalf Of Bill Long
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 16:40
> To: robert.corbett at oracle.com; fortran standards email list for J3
> Subject: Re: (j3.2006) EXTENDS and BIND(C)
> 
> 
> On May 30, 2014, at 10:20 PM, Robert Corbett <robert.corbett at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > I assume it is because clause 15 was first written as a TR and then
> > integrated into the standard.
> 
> I don't recall that being the case.  When I joined we were in the midst of
> incorporating C interop into F2003, but I don't recall working from a TR.
> 
> Cheers,
> Bill
> 
> 
> Bill Long
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	Interoperability with C was originally developed as a TR.  As the one-year
development deadline for a TR approached, we realized that the work was much too complex
technically for us to meet the deadline and that it was unlikely that we would meet a
deadline extension if the ISO granted us one.  Therefore, we moved Interoperability with C
into a regular major feature work item for Fortran 2003.

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