Re: Is this valid ?

[Mikael Morin <mikael dot morin at tele2 dot fr>]

Tobias Burnus wrote:
> Tobias Burnus wrote:
>> I'll try to find it later in the standard.
>>   
> I was too lazy, but the following thread contains the answer (I believe):
> 
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.fortran/browse_thread/thread/e6544d95091d8ee5/
> 
> 
> The essential part is that  "1" and a PARAMETER are not definable. If
> one uses INTENT(OUT) or INTENT(INOUT), gfortran gives an error:
> 
> Error: Actual argument at (1) must be definable as the dummy argument
> 'x' is INTENT = OUT/INOUT
> 
> If one does not use INTENT (e.g. because there is no explicit
> interface), the compiler cannot easily check it, but it is still wrong.
> 
Thanks
I didn't find the exact sentence I was looking for in the standard, but
as you, the thread you pointed out, and other clf threads as well agree,
I can reasonably believe it.
It's not the first time I'm trapped by my C habits. :-(
But It was a good opportunity to improve my knowledge of the standard :-).

Mikael