[Bug fortran/94228] Preprocessor inconsistency for macros when invoked from gfortran

[sgk at troutmask dot apl.washington.edu]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=94228

--- Comment #7 from Steve Kargl <sgk at troutmask dot apl.washington.edu> ---
On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 02:41:23AM +0000, markwayne1969 at gmail dot com wrote:
> 
> (In reply to Steve Kargl from comment #5)
> > 
> > > Links to information about gcc development for this specific
> > > possible feature would be appreciated.
> > 
> > I don't know of any gfortran preprocessor projects.  You are 
> > more then welcomed to clone the git repository and start
> > such a project.  Having new gfortran contributors would be
> > healthy for gfortran's future.
> 
> Thank you, again for your reply. It's not exactly the information
> I was looking for -- perhaps you're not the right person to ask.
> If not, you might be able to point me to the correct group.
> 
> I was asking whether you knew of any reason that the existing cpp
> couldn't be adjusted to handle the '//' disparity with a filename
> extension dependency.
> 
> If this is possible, then it seems like a minor revision, as
> opposed to what you appear to have in mind of writing "a Fortran
> specific preprocessor," which sounds like a prohibitive undertaking.
> 

You can ask on gcc@gcc.gnu.org and fortran@gcc.gnu.org.
I doubt that that will be too profitable.  Good luck.