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Re: namelist array objects in subprograms

From: Paul Brook <paul at codesourcery dot com>
To: fortran at gcc dot gnu dot org
Cc: "Paul Thomas" <paulthomas2 at wanadoo dot fr>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:21:46 +0000
Subject: Re: namelist array objects in subprograms
Organization: CodeSourcery
References: <001001c4faed$e04b9760$0400000a@Paul> <200501221915.48829.paul@codesourcery.com> <001401c50119$a6e9fd90$0400000a@Paul>

On Sunday 23 January 2005 07:03, Paul Thomas wrote:
> On a related matter: Namelist uses a transfer function for each type,
> apparently to avoid contaminating the runtime with front-end type
> enumeration or vice-versa.

We already have a type enumeration for array descriptors. It would be good if 
you could reuse that.

> Is there any in-principle reason not to do this 
> latter, thereby reducing the transfer functions to one.  The code would
> look a lot neater.

I agree.

Paul

References:
- namelist array objects in subprograms
  - From: Paul Thomas
- Re: namelist array objects in subprograms
  - From: Paul Brook
- Re: namelist array objects in subprograms
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