http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56226
janus at gcc dot gnu.org changed:
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--- Comment #5 from janus at gcc dot gnu.org 2013-02-08 13:00:54 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> It seems to me that the UNION/MAP pair is analogous to a basic form of a c/c++
> union of structs. Could the corresponding code not be ganked and fitted to
> this application?
Since GCC is a "C-centered" compiler, so to speak, the middle end is surely
able to handle unions (if the Fortran front end is taught to support them).
> It would make sense to me to allow UNION/MAP inside UDTs
Yes! (if by UDTs you mean "derived types", DT, as they are called in the
Fortran standard)
> as well as RECORDs and STRUCTUREs.
No. I would say the STRUCTURE/RECORD syntax should not be used at all, since it
can be replaced by standard DTs.
IMHO, UNION/MAP would be a useful extension to standard Fortran, while
STRUCTURE/RECORD would not (and should not be implemented in gfortran).
