Proposed patch for 4 byte unformatted record delimiters

[Rob Ratcliff]

Hi All, 

Are there any near-term plans to implement a solution to allow 4 byte record markers?
I submitted a patch a few months ago to CVS and provided links to Intel's solution
for this issue, but I'm not sure what else I can do to move this along. Any ideas?

If it isn't going to be for awhile, I'll need to either continue patching my
version of gfortran or breakdown and buy the PGI or Intel compiler. 
(I'm using files output from Intel and PGI compilers from other systems, 
so I can't easily use the 8 byte delimitter approach that is currently 
coded for gfortran. Many others in the aerospace industry have this issue
as well.)

Thanks!

Rob

 
> Well, another thing to factor in is the compatibility with previous
> gfortran versions. The patch you're proposing couldn't go into the 4.0
> series. So, we're not so short on time here that we can't deliver a
> solution that works in all cases (namely what you call the "Intel
> approach"). I think there is consensus here for this solution.
> 
> I'm in no position to write such code in the near future (as all of
> you might have guessed from my reduced activity), but that might be a
> nice beginner project.