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From: johnl@ima.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: smart compilers
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Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 23:49:42 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 13 23:49:42 1985
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Nf-From: ima!johnl    Jan  8 23:09:00 1985

>I thought Fortran-77 required constant actual parameters to be
>"copied in" rather than passed by reference?

No, the F77 standard is deliberately vague so that either call by reference
or call by copy in/out is legitimate.  But let's move such discussions to
net.lang.  As I recall, the original argument was about whether it was
legitimate to optimize object code.  Sheesh.

John Levine, ima!johnl