[Patch, Fortran] PR92896 [10 Regression] Fix - Prevent character conversion in array constructor
Steve Kargl
sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu
Wed Dec 18 21:06:00 GMT 2019
On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 08:47:31AM +0000, Mark Eggleston wrote:
>
> It is a bit confusing that the Fortran FE source files have the .c
> extension implying C when they are C++ and are compiled using C++.
It is not puzzling at all. gfortran was added to GCC some 15
years ago. gfortran was originally written in C and is mostly
still written in C.
When asking people, who know Fortran, to get involved in gfortran
development, the #1 excuse why they don't ----> "I don't know C".
Now, throw C++ on top of C, and it is even harder to find new hands.
C++ creep into gfortran is, IMNSHO, a bad thing.
As to the patch, unless someone else objects, I suppose it's ok.
--
Steve
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