[J3] paper 19-212r.txt contains partially incorrect information

[Bill Long]

> On Mar 8, 2020, at 6:22 PM, Steve Lionel via J3 <j3 at mailman.j3-fortran.org> wrote:
> 
> On 3/8/2020 12:38 PM, Steven G. Kargl via J3 wrote:
>> Paper 19-212r1.txt contains a table that includes information
>> about gfortran's behavior with the example program.  That
>> information is correct only for gfortran 9.2 and older versions.
> 
> The information was correct in August 2019, when the paper was written, yes?

We actually tried the compilers at the Tokyo meeting.  So, yes. 

> It's good to know that gfortran now conforms for that case, but do you think that this calls for a revision of the 2019 paper?

No, especially when the evidence cited is an unreleased version of the compiler. 

> The feature proposed was accepted as a worklist item, and information about which compilers did what at the time is of historical interest only.
> 

Correct. 


> Steve
> 

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