Re: Bug 84894 - [F2018] provide iso_fortran_binding.h

[Jeff Hammond <jeff.science@gmail.com>]

> On Mar 15, 2018, at 7:07 PM, Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 06:50:11PM -0700, Damian Rouson wrote:
>> 
>>> On March 15, 2018 at 5:43:03 PM, Jeff Hammond (jeff.science@gmail.com(mailto:jeff.science@gmail.com)) wrote:
>>> 
>>> It’s in TS29113. Look at https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gfortran/Further-Interoperability-of-Fortran-with-C.html for details.  
>>> 
>> 
>> And the features described in TS29113 have been incorporated into the Fortran 2018 Draft International Standard available at http://isotc.iso.org/livelink/livelink?func=ll&objId=19442438&objAction=Open&viewType=1.
>> 
> 
> The module name is mpi_f08 not mpi_f08_ts29113 or mpi_f18.  
> Seems strange to name a module with a moniker that identifies
> a specific standard, which does not include the required 
> information.

Please talk to one of the J5 members who was part of both MPI-3 and TS29113 efforts if you want the history.

Is it your intent to filibuster this feature and prevent gfortran from supporting MPI-3 or do you want to have a constructive conversation where we talk about things that benefit users?

Jeff