[MPI3 Fortran] MPI Fortran bindings

[Jim Xia]

> INTENT doesn't help with non-contiguous buffers. 

There is a subtle difference an intent can make: INTENT(IN) will suppress 
copy-out if copying has to be made by the compiler.

>                                                      In this context, 
> it's mostly a documentation thing, though a compiler can detect some
> problems if there's an intent conflict (for example, passing an 
> INTENT(IN) argument to an INTENT(OUT) argument.

This is a positive side of specifying INTENT.  The flip side, however, is 
that to get the right intent might be tricker than it looks.

Cheers,

Jim Xia

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