[MPI3 Fortran] [Mpi-comments] MPI 3.0: Fortran 2008 interface - issue with the LOGICAL kind

[Rolf Rabenseifner]

Is TS 29113 changing something in this case?
I.e., does TS 29113 allow LOGICAL dummy arguments in BIND(C) subroutines?

Rolf

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Squyres (jsquyres)" <jsquyres at cisco.com>
> To: "<longb at cray.com>" <longb at cray.com>, "MPI-3 Fortran working group" <mpi3-fortran at lists.mpi-forum.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 7:04:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [MPI3 Fortran] [Mpi-comments] MPI 3.0: Fortran 2008 interface - issue with the LOGICAL kind
> On Feb 26, 2013, at 11:27 AM, Bill Long <longb at cray.com> wrote:
> 
> > In particular, the C function is not using _Bool. It would seem to
> > be more consistent for the Fortran interface to specify the argument
> > as
> >
> > INTEGER :: FLAG
> >
> > or, better
> >
> > INTEGER(c_int) :: FLAG.
> 
> 
> FWIW, the MPI Fortran interfaces have always used LOGICAL for boolean
> values, not INTEGER. It would be weird to change them now.
> 
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