Hi Alan,
I doubt the subset who use the plplot_flt module explicitly will be a fraction
recognisably larger than zero - we never advertised its use as such. A
workaround like you propose would actually work, but let's see if there is any
real need for it.
Regards,
Arjen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan W. Irwin [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 6:41 PM
> To: Arjen Markus
> Cc: PLplot development list
> Subject: RE: [Plplot-devel] Fortran 95 changes in progress
>
> On 2014-10-13 08:05-0000 Arjen Markus wrote:
>
> > [...] I would say, let's go for this [third argument of size]
> > amendment. If some compiler out there
> does not like it, there is a workaround possible, though I'd rather not have
> to go that
> route :).
>
> Hi Arjen:
>
> Thanks for that clear direction including the suggested modification of the
> change
> that will be required for the substantial subset of the size cases that
> currently only
> have one argument. I will follow exactly what you have suggested.
>
> Also, I need further guidance on something else.
>
> Could you comment on the backwards-incompatible changes in module names that I
> have implemented? Those are the following:
>
> plplot_types ==> plplot_graphics
> plplot_flt ==> plplot_types
>
> I assume a very small subset of our fortran users will be affected by the
> first one, but
> I am a little concerned about the second one, and if you think a substantial
> fraction of
> our fortran users were using the explicit "use plplot_flt" rather than
> generic "use
> plplot", the option exists to perpetually (ugh) keep the plplot_flt misnomer
> around
> (which means an extra mod file to install indefinitely). I assume that
> implementation
> would simply be
>
> module plplot_flt
> use plplot_types
> end module
>
> Anyhow, let me know what you think, and I will implement the above or not
> depending on what you say.
>
> Alan
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