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[Bug fortran/39670] dollar sign in entities is not recognized when it is first symbol
- From: "kargl at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 7 Apr 2009 14:46:07 -0000
- Subject: [Bug fortran/39670] dollar sign in entities is not recognized when it is first symbol
- References: <bug-39670-17540@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
- Reply-to: gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org
------- Comment #6 from kargl at gcc dot gnu dot org 2009-04-07 14:46 -------
(In reply to comment #2)
> As I already said, I have code, being compiled with MS Fortran, that has
> a lot of variable names starting with $. MS Fortran allows it.
>
> My personal opinion is that the Fortran compiler's primary use is support
> of the legacy code. That means that the implementation of any extension
> or even strange behaviour of existing compilers could be useful and will
> save hours of hard work. Forcing standards on existing code is illogical.
In other words, you want to shift the hard work of implementing all
of these extensions on the compiler writer. Sorry, but is illogical
particular when there is only 5 or so people writing the compiler
when they can some up with some free time.
Learn how to use sed and globally replace $ with whatever string
you want.
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