On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 12:18:08AM +0100, Thomas Koenig wrote:
> Am 13.03.19 um 23:55 schrieb Steve Kargl:
> > On Wed, Mar 13, 2019 at 11:48:12PM +0100, Thomas Koenig wrote:
> >> Hello world,
> >>
> >> this doc patch adds the Q edit descriptor to the non-implemented
> >> extension list. Tested with "make dvi", "make pdf" and "make info".
> >>
> >> Suggestions? OK for trunk?
> >
> > How about asttaching the patch? :-)
>
> You're right, that would probably help :-)
>
See below.
> Index: gfortran.texi
> ===================================================================
> --- gfortran.texi (Revision 269624)
> +++ gfortran.texi (Arbeitskopie)
> @@ -2896,6 +2896,7 @@
> * Alternate complex function syntax::
> * Volatile COMMON blocks::
> * OPEN( ... NAME=)::
> +* Q edit descriptor::
> @end menu
>
> @node ENCODE and DECODE statements
> @@ -3018,7 +3019,7 @@
>
> @node OPEN( ... NAME=)
> @subsection @code{OPEN( ... NAME=)}
> -@cindex @code{NAM}
> +@cindex @code{NAME}
>
> Some Fortran compilers, including @command{g77}, let the user declare
> @code{OPEN( ... NAME=)}. This is
> @@ -3026,8 +3027,28 @@
> @command{gfortran}. @code{OPEN( ... NAME=)} should be replaced
> with @code{OPEN( ... FILE=)}.
>
> +@node Q edit descriptor
> +@subsection @code{Q} edit descriptor
> +@cindex @code{Q} edit descriptor
>
> +Some Fortran compilers include the @code{Q} edit descritpor, which
s/include the/provide a
s/descritpor/descriptor
> +transfers the numer of characters left on an input record into an
s/numer/number
s/on/within
> +integer variable.
s/integer/@code{INTEGER}
> +A direct replacement of the @code{Q} edit descriptor is not available
> +in @command{gfortran}. How to replicate its functionality using
> +standard-conforming code depends on what exactly it does the original
> +code.
s/what exactly it does/the intent of
> +
> +Options to replace @code{Q} may be to read the whole line into a
> +character variable and then counting the number of non-blank
> +characters left using @code{LEN_TRIM}. Another method may be to use
> +formatted stream, read the data up to the position where the @code{Q}
> +descriptor occurred, use @code{INQUIRE} to get the file position,
> +count the characters up to the next @code{NEW_LINE} and then start
> +reading from the position marked previously.
> +
> +
With the suggested changes, OK.
--
Steve
