ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG5 N1492

               PROPOSALS FOR TECHNICAL CHANGES

                        John Reid

Here is a list of changes to the draft that have been proposed in J3 papers.


1. Changed functionality:

02-229 (Donev) Allow scalar pointer in C_LOC.

02-230 (Donev) Allow nonpolymorhic scalar of nonparameterized derived type in
       C_LOC and C_F_POINTER. 

02-231 (Donev) Allow unallocated variable in C_LOC.

02-243 (Reid) Allow IOLENGTH= INQUIRE with user-defined derived-type i/o.

02-248 (Brainerd/Smith) More general initialization expressions.



2. Fix problems or make easier to understand and use:

02-238 (Cohen) Fix EXTERNAL statement and remove implicit EXTERNAL.

02-242 (Reid) Do not allow extension of an alias to a type with parameters.

02-242 (Reid) Allow <abstract-interface-list> in a deferred generic binding.

02-242 (Reid) Disallow implicit PASS. See, also, 02-235 (Cohen).

02-243 (Reid) Require <associate-name> if <selector> is not a named variable.

02-247 (Brainerd/Smith) Require explicit declaration of type parameters.

02-250 (Cohen) Explicit declaration of abstract interfaces.