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

[Bill Long]

On 3/29/13 10:51 AM, Rolf Rabenseifner wrote:
> Here the shortcut:
>
>   - Only for optical: Removal of the BIND(C) from all
>     mpi_f08 interface definitions. It has no real meaning
>     in current MPI-3.0, because all about BIND(C) is defined
>     in 17.1.5 and not in the 360 individual interface definitions.

Yes, I agree with this.  This means fixes in A.3, for example.  To the 
extent that the document is a specification of the API for users, the 
BIND(C) is irrelevant.  The user CALL statement is unaffected by whether 
the implementation has BIND(C) or not.

BIND(C) is really only relevant for implementers.  In just one place 
(17.1.5 seems popular) there should be the rules for what is required of 
an implementation if it specifies BIND(C) on a particular routine, 
mainly the requirements for the external name, based on how the 
implementation uses the routine.

Cheers,
Bill


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