(j3.2006) types of actual arguments associated with dummy procedures

[Malcolm Cohen]

Robert Corbett wrote:
> If a function is passed as an actual argument to a dummy procedure
> in FORTRAN 77, the FORTRAN 77 standard requires the function and
> the dummy procedure to have the same type
That's right.

Re F90 and later: I remember this coming up in discussion, and there was 
certainly no intention to delete this requirement (all of /DATA were 
agreed on that part), but I agree that it is not clearly stated - which 
is why we were discussing it.  Unfortunately the discussion was on one 
of those days when every time I opened the standard I found a new bug, 
and since we were wrestling with many other problems it got put off as 
"probably there somewhere, everyone knows it's required anyway".  This 
was during F2003 development (maybe around 2000/2001).

Hmm, I think the requirement is buried in the fact that if the types 
don't match the words of the standard don't establish a meaningful 
interpretation (at least for the obvious examples), but that's a pretty 
blunt instrument to be hitting the problem with.  If someone feels 
inspired to write a paper for the next meeting clarifying it that would 
be a good idea.

Cheers,
-- 
......................Malcolm Cohen, NAG, Tokyo/Oxford.