Module expert needed

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> I would rather not bother with either.
> The .mod is the external (public) interface, and the .smod the internal (full) interface needed by submodules.  It's simple, albeit somewhat redundant.
> 
> Symbols may reference each other, through initialization, array specs etc.  I don't think it would be a good to pick them from two different places.

What bothers me is that, if it is by design, all existing build architectures (makefiles, build scripts) will now need to be adjusted.

How do other compilers deal with that?

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