From owner-sc22wg5@dkuug.dk Fri Oct 10 19:18:56 2003 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by dkuug.dk (8.12.10/8.9.2) id h9AHIuSJ049255 for sc22wg5-domo; Fri, 10 Oct 2003 19:18:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from owner-sc22wg5@dkuug.dk) X-Authentication-Warning: ptah.dkuug.dk: majordom set sender to owner-sc22wg5@dkuug.dk using -f Received: from taka.swcp.com (taka.swcp.com [198.59.115.12]) by dkuug.dk (8.12.10/8.9.2) with ESMTP id h9AHIkEt049250 for ; Fri, 10 Oct 2003 19:18:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from walt@fortran.com) Received: from fortran.com (pcp01309634pcs.sabrna01.az.comcast.net [68.63.196.248]) by taka.swcp.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9AHJ7hx073127; Fri, 10 Oct 2003 11:19:08 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <3F86E9D5.7050105@fortran.com> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 10:18:13 -0700 From: Walt Brainerd User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20030225 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Malcolm Cohen CC: sc22wg5@dkuug.dk Subject: Re: (SC22WG5.3028) Statement separation/termination References: <200310100955.h9A9txir041592@dkuug.dk> In-Reply-To: <200310100955.h9A9txir041592@dkuug.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on kaimen.swcp.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Score: 0 () Sender: owner-sc22wg5@dkuug.dk Precedence: bulk Malcolm Cohen wrote: > Walt Brainerd said: > > >>Re: J3/03-007R2 FCD, 3.3.1.3 29:11 and 3.3.2.3 30:6 >> >>A ";" shall not appear as the first nonblank character >>on a line. > > > Correct. > > >>I think Fortran 90 allowed >> >> X = Y & >> ; P = Q > > > Not so. > > The original text of 3.3.1.2 was somewhat unclear, and in any case was > altered by interpretation 121, which I believe was included in > corrigendum 3. Thanks for the pointer to interp 121. I would have leaned toward allowing more things rather than restrictions, given that it was considered unclear, but the answer is certainly clear, so I agree that there is nothing to be done now. > >>The F95 std has the same text. > > > Yes, it has the approved text from the interpretation. > > >>To see what is really going on ;-), one consults the >>F95 Handbook, where the phrase "unless it is a >>continuation line" is appended. > > > No, that is the authors' opinion. It is not a WG5 or J3 document. Lisghten up; that is what a smiley face indicates. >>If this is wrong, can we fix it as a comment on >>a country vote? >> >>Then let's fix this whole mess the "right way"(TM) >>in the next version. > > > No, I don't see the need for this Technical Change. > Put it on the list for F2010. > > Cheers, -- Walt Brainerd +1-877-355-6640 (voice & fax) The Fortran Company +1-520-760-1397 (outside USA) 6025 N. Wilmot Road walt@fortran.com Tucson, AZ 85750 USA http://www.fortran.com