Steven Sharp wrote: >> From: "Brad Pierce" <Brad.Pierce@synopsys.com> > >> I agree. The default lifetime for *all* functions should be automatic. > > It wouldn't be backward compatible. ... with FORTRAN IV. >> There ought to at least be a standard compiler directive for making that >> so. > > There is already the ability to apply the automatic qualifier to a > design unit to make that the default within that unit. It wouldn't be out of the question for a system to offer a non-standard directive, option, or switch which would change this default, would it? I can think of one system which already has such a switch ;-) Greg -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.Received on Thu Mar 1 13:08:43 2007
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