[MPI3 Fortran] Agenda for MPI3 Fortran Working group next week

[Bill Long]

N.M. Maclaren wrote:
>
> Once one starts making radical changes, like replacing integer handles by
> opaque types, trying to maintain ABI compatibility is a lost cause.  It
> could be done transparently, but only in programs that always use USE 
> MPI.
>
>

One of the decisions the MPI group needs to make is whether using an MPI 
module is required for the new interface.   If the answer is no, then 
the space of options is reduced quite a bit.  I don't get a vote, but if 
I did, I would favor a requirement that any program unit that uses MPI 
facilities has access to the MPI module.

Cheers,
Bill

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