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Re: [PATCH] Support ENTRY in FUNCTIONs (PR fortran/13082)
Steve Kargl wrote:
>>The third bug is a showstopper. While entries within modules are not as
>>important (the usual application of entries seems to be getting module-like
>>encapsulation, so there's no point of using them inside modules), we should
>>definitely should get them right outside of modules.
>
> Maybe I'm misunderstanding you here, but entries inside a
> module would be important from the standpoint of wrapping
> old Fortran 77 code to get explicit interfaces.
What I meant to say is: I don't see it as a prerequisite for the inclusion of
Jakub's patch that it works correctly for entries inside modules -- as
evidenced by my second testcase, symbol handling isn't up to par for this
task, so it would set the bar artificially high. I don't think forcing Jakub
to overhaul symbol handling before he can commit his patch seems like a good
idea :-)
The argument I gave was more of a thoretical nature, I admit.
- Tobi