[Bug fortran/60238] Allow colon-separated triplet in array initialization

[dominiq at lps dot ens.fr]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60238

Dominique d'Humieres  changed:

   What|Removed |Added

 Status|WAITING |RESOLVED
 Resolution|--- |WONTFIX

--- Comment #3 from Dominique d'Humieres  ---
> Anybody against closing this PR as WONTFIX?

No answer since almost nine months. Closing as WONTFIX.

[Bug fortran/60238] Allow colon-separated triplet in array initialization

[dominiq at lps dot ens.fr]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60238

Dominique d'Humieres  changed:

   What|Removed |Added

 Status|UNCONFIRMED |WAITING
   Last reconfirmed||2014-02-19
 Ever confirmed|0   |1

--- Comment #2 from Dominique d'Humieres  ---
Anybody against closing this PR as WONTFIX?

[Bug fortran/60238] Allow colon-separated triplet in array initialization

[dominiq at lps dot ens.fr]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60238

--- Comment #1 from Dominique d'Humieres  ---
> as an alternative to the ugly
>
> indices = (/ (I, I=3, 5) /)

You can use

indices=[(I, I=3, 5)]

if your coding style accepts f2003 syntax.

> Supporting it would allow easier compiler interoperability.

The only way to achieve that is to stick to the Fortran standard, i.e, never
use extensions of any kind.