[PATCH] Derive interface buffers from max name length

[Bernhard Reutner-Fischer]

On 21 October 2017 at 17:18, Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> wrote:
> Hi Bernhard,
>
>> JFYI I'm contemplating to move the stack-based allocations
>> to heap-based ones now, starting with gfc_match_name and
>> gradually moving to pointer comparisons with the stringpool based
>> identifiers. I'll strive to suggest something for discussion in
>> smallish steps when it's ready.
>
> What is the driver behind this change? Code clarity? Speed?

The idea is to replace string-comparison with pointer comparison which
should help speed.
See Janne's suggestion to do this earlier in this thread.
It's more or less janitorial work. IIRC the C family of FEs switched
to this scheme many years ago for good measure and nobody had time to
take care of the fortran FE. At least that's my understanding.

thanks,