[wwwdocs] Update Fortran entry at gcc-4.5/changes.html

Janus Weil janus@gcc.gnu.org
Tue Dec 1 22:31:00 GMT 2009


> Index: changes.html
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvs/gcc/wwwdocs/htdocs/gcc-4.5/changes.html,v
> retrieving revision 1.52
> diff -u -r1.52 changes.html
> --- changes.html        29 Nov 2009 10:46:18 -0000      1.52
> +++ changes.html        1 Dec 2009 13:01:01 -0000
> @@ -355,11 +355,11 @@
>        pointer with <code>PASS</code> attribute now have to use
>        <code>CLASS</code> in line with the Fortran 2003 standard; the
>        workaround to use <code>TYPE</code> is no longer supported.</li>
> -       <li>Experimental, incomplete support for polymorphism, including
> -       <code>CLASS</code> (as allocatable or dummy), <code>SELECT
> TYPE</code>
> -       and dynamic dispatch of type-bound procedure calls. Some features do
> -       not work yet such as unlimited polymorphism (<code>CODE(*)</code>),
> -       <code>CLASS IS</code>, <code>EXTENDS_TYPE_OF</code>.</li>
> +       <li><a href="http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/OOP">Experimental, incomplete
> +       support for polymorphism</a>, including <code>CLASS</code> (as
> +       allocatable or dummy), <code>SELECT TYPE</code> and dynamic dispatch

Just a detail: If one mentions 'allocatable' and 'dummy' here, one
should also mention 'pointer' (or just leave all three out, since each
CLASS variable has to be one of those anyway).

Cheers,
Janus



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