On Thu, 30 Oct 1997 09:52:17 -0600 Dick Hendrickson
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> <SNIP>
>
> There is a current work item to
> "Permit all elemental intrinsic functions in an initialization expression
> except the math functions ABS(z), ACOS, ASIN, ATAN, ATAN2, CABS, COS,
> COSH, EXP, LOG, LOG10, SIN, SINH, SQRT, TAN, and TANH. " in F2000 and this
> will be discussed/voted on at the November J3 meeting.
But Dick these include a number of the very functions that are wanted. Why
can we not allow all of the intrinsic library. Cross compilers where the
target arithmetics are different from the compiler system are an antique
rarety. Why cripple (or at least injure) the language for such a minority
problem.
>
>
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Lawrie Schonfelder
Director, Computing Services Dept.
The University of Liverpool, UK, L69 7ZF
Phone: 44(151)794 3716, Fax: 44(151)794 3759
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