[Bug fortran/25297] New: Support for STRUCTURE/END STRUCTURE and RECORD

[martinol at nrlssc dot navy dot mil]

>From an old SGI Fortran-77 Language Reference Manual:

"The RECORD statement creates a record in the format specified by a previously
declared STRUCTURE statement.  The effect of a RECORD statement is comparable
to that of an ordinary type declaration."

"The STRUCTURE statement defines a record structure that can be referenced by
one or more RECORD statement."

An example from the same manual:

STRUCTURE /WEATHER/
    INTEGER        MONTH, DAY, YEAR
    CHARACTER*80   CLOUDS
    REAL           RAINFALL
END STRUCTURE
RECORD /WEATHER/ LATEST, PAST(1000)

past(n).rainfall = latest.rainfall


Documentation of other Fortan Compilers that
support STRUCTURE/RECORD.  This could be implemented
as an 'GNU extension' with respect to -std=.

Portland Compiler:
http://www.pgroup.com/resources/docs.htm

SGI F77 Reference Manual:
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/tpl/cgi-bin/browse.cgi?coll=0650&db=bks&cmd=toc&pth=/SGI_Developer/F77_RM 

Absoft Fortran Compiler:
http://www.absoft.com/Products/Compilers/Fortran/Linux/AMD64/Linux64.html#documentation


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           Summary: Support for STRUCTURE/END STRUCTURE and RECORD
           Product: gcc
           Version: unknown
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: fortran
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: martinol at nrlssc dot navy dot mil


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25297