Variable Format Expression <expr>

[Toon Moene]

Tobias Burnus wrote:

> Tom Browder wrote:

>>> If you formats of the form '(<n>I4.0)', then the answer is no.
>>> You can use a standard conforming internal write to construct
>>> the format.

> I think around 1996/1997 it was actively considered, see also e.g.
> http://www.j3-fortran.org/doc/year/96/96-083.txt
> 
> At
> http://coding.derkeiler.com/Archive/Fortran/comp.lang.fortran/2006-02/msg00880.html,
> David Frank writes: "certain influential powers on the J3 committee
> refuse to allow this extension be adopted".

The original inventors of the above mentioned variable format (DEC 
Fortran personnel) are still members of J3.  If you buy them enough beer 
they might (just *might*) explain to you why this is not a great feature 
to support as compiler writers.

[ You didn't hear this from me ]

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