[MPI3 Fortran] MPI function symbol naming convention for tools

[Bill Long]

I guess I'm confused.  I thought the question was about the names of the 
specific routines (presumably in a generic interface), and not the name 
of the module.  In general, I agree with Steve.  The "f08" label has 
long-term liability. Besides that, the things identified actually reply 
on TR features that are not part of f08.  Your argument against "mpi3" 
applies equally well to "f08".

Cheers,
Bill


On 6/20/11 1:36 PM, Rasmussen, Craig E wrote:
> We've debated this for some time and the module name chosen is "mpi_f08".  We had originally proposed the module name to be "mpi3" but this ties the name to a particular mpi version which didn't seem the right thing to do.  I'm open to a different module name though Rolf will probably kill me.  Perhaps "use mpi_f_types" or "use mpi_f_handles".  Though it is late in the game to be making a name change now.
>
> -craig
>
> On Jun 20, 2011, at 12:19 PM, Lionel, Steve wrote:
>
>>> 3. mpi_recv_f08
>>>        - This function implements (in C or Fortran) MPI_Recv with integer handles and the choice buffer passed via an array descriptor.
>>>
>>> Note that these functions only need to support integer handles because of the way we (thanks to Rolf) have chosen to define the handle types in the mpi_f08 module.
>>>
>>> Please comment on this naming convention.
>>
>> I would request that any names NOT include text that refers to a specific version of the Fortran standard.  The industry already made that mistake once with the .f90 file type meaning "free-form source" - I don't want to see the mistake repeated. Maybe "fdesc" can be used, or something else that has the right connotation without implying some specific standard revision.
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>> Steve Lionel
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