------- Comment #1 from dfranke at gcc dot gnu dot org 2009-12-04 23:28 ------- How about this (somewhat constructed) example:
! interface module, file (a) MODULE M PRIVATE :: two CONTAINS SUBROUTINE one(a) integer :: a END SUBROUTINE one integer FUNCTION two() END FUNCTION two END MODULE ! implementation, file (b) SUBROUTINE one(a) USE M integer :: a a = two() END SUBROUTINE one integer FUNCTION two() two = 42 END FUNCTION two ! another user of the function, without using the interface module, file (c) SUBROUTINE three(a) integer :: a a = two() END SUBROUTINE three I often use modules simply to provide interfaces for subroutines implemented in other files and compiled into libraries, then distributing the interface modules together with the library to avoid issues with .mod files of varying compiler versions. -- dfranke at gcc dot gnu dot org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |dfranke at gcc dot gnu dot | |org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40973