(j3.2006) Generic disambiguation by signature of procedure dummy argument?

[Van Snyder]

On Tue, 2018-02-06 at 16:30 +0000, Clune, Thomas L. (GSFC-6101) wrote:
> I know this topic has been discussed across the table at least once
> before,  but I do not recall where things were going.
> 
> I have a group that would very much like to disambiguate a generic
> interface based upon the signature of the dummy procedure argument.
> (I can spell out in detail if necessary, but I?m hoping this is clear
> enough.)
> 
> Apparently some compilers do the disambiguation and others flag it as
> a violation of the standard.   The latter is presumably true, but is
> there room/interest to extend this?  Or is it hopeless for technical
> reasons?
> 
> - Tom

On a related note, some colleagues have requested a means to resolve a
generic without invoking it, so it can be used as an actual argument or
procedure pointer target.  The alternative is to write a wrapper.