Fortran/PR19303 PATCH: Runtime selection of record markers for unformatted sequential io

[Toon Moene]

Bud Davis wrote:

>>Janne Blomqvist wrote:
>>
>>>the following patch implements the first steps towards the ability to
>>>choose between various record marker schemes for unformatted
>>>sequential I/O at runtime.

> i much prefer selecting the kind of record marker at link time;

My preference (based on what I see in other compilers) is:

1. A compile time flag to set the scheme for the whole program.

2. An environment variable to change it on the fly while running an
    executable (passing flags to executables might interfere with
    their own handling of command line options).

Just MHO, of course.

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