I wrote:
> > What the compiler vendors on the Fortran committee say when it is
> > proposed to move something to the "Deleted" category is "Go ahead and
> > delete it; I still have to compile it forever."
and Phillip Helbig <[log in to unmask]> replied:
> True, but the purpose of deleting features is not to make life easier
> for the compiler vendor, but rather to encourage the writing of better
> code.
True, but the point of the remark was to remind users that they needn't
scurry around and rewrite legacy code just to eliminate "deleted" features.
From the discussion of the computed GOTO thread, it isn't obvious that
using the obsolescent features always leads to inferior code.
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