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From: nospam@see.signature (Richard E Maine)
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Subject: Re: Ada vs Fortran for scientific applications
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 10:32:02 -0700
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Dick Hendrickson <dick.hendrickson@att.net> wrote:

> The Fortran 90 addition of MODULES essenially closes
> this hole.  Most procedure interfaces now can be explicit
> and the compiler must check for calling consistency.

Unless I missed it, I don't think that the standard actually requires
compilers to check for calling consistency. I don't think it is a
constraint or any of those other things that the standard requires
diagnosis of.

The standard is "clearly" designed to encourage such diagnosis and to
make it "natural" for compilers to do so. To my knowledge, every
compiler in existence does so. So perhaps the point is a bit academic,
I'll admit. But I'll make it anyway.

Of course, if we are being as nitpicky as I am above, you can probably
your statement by noting that you said "must" instead of "shall".  :-)

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