[MPI3 Fortran] MPI Fortran bindings

[Lionel, Steve]

It does add something useful.  To the MPI-using programmer, it tells them what to put in their source.  How it is handled by the individual MPI implementation is left unspecified.  There are a variety of ways it could be done - if you insisted on standard Fortran you'd have a generic declaration with one specific for each supported type and kind, and with BIND(C) specifying the same external name. 

Steve

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From: mpi3-fortran-bounces at lists.mpi-forum.org [mailto:mpi3-fortran-bounces at lists.mpi-forum.org] On Behalf Of Aleksandar Donev
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 2:46 PM
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Subject: Re: [MPI3 Fortran] MPI Fortran bindings
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On Friday 05 June 2009 11:41, Jeff Squyres wrote:
> Then I guess I don't see how this notation is different than what has
>   been in the MPI spec for the last 15 years:
Exactly. So how does it resolve any problems or in any way add anything 
useful?
Best,
Aleks

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