MOVE_ALLOC (Was: iso_varying_string and standard modules)

Salvatore Filippone salvatore.filippone@uniroma2.it
Tue Mar 28 07:35:00 GMT 2006


> Erik is the one who is doing most of the work!  I am just acting as 
> publicist....  MOVE_ALLOC is on my list as part of this work.  We have 
> an immense amount to do to get the fundamentals right, though.  When we 
> get the automatic nulling, on procedure entry, and automatic 
> deallocation, on departure or temporary passing, working and are 
> convinced that there are no memory leaks, then we have to make sure that 
> operator overloading works, so that equalities, for example, work 
> correctly, and to get structure constructors operational.   Then there 
> are the constraints (eg. structures with allocatable components not 
> being allowed in equivalences) and.... finally, the likes of 
> MOVE_ALLOC.  Patience, it will come!
> 
I am aware it takes a lot of work, makes me blush I can't really
contribute with actual coding. I just wanted to make sure it's in the
plan. 
What I can do (and I sure will) is to do extensive testing against a
bunch of code I have, as soon as something working is available. 

> Thank Erik in particular.

Thank you all 

Salvatore 



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