[Patch, fortran] PR37336 finalization

[Steve Kargl]

On Sat, Jun 03, 2023 at 07:50:19AM +0200, Thomas Koenig via Fortran wrote:
> Hi Paul,
> 
> > I propose to backport
> > r13-6747-gd7caf313525a46f200d7f5db1ba893f853774aee to 12-branch very
> > soon.
> 
> Is this something that we usually do?
> 
> While finalization was basically broken before, some people still used
> working subsets (or subsets that were broken, and they adapted or
> wrote their code accordingly).
> 
> What is the general opinion on that?  I'm undecided.
> 

I think a backport that fixes a bug that is a violation
of Fortran standard is always okay.  A backport of anything
else is up to the discretion of the contributor.  If pault
or you or harald or ... want to backport a patch, after all
these years, I think we should trust their judgement.

-- 
Steve