BUG: No Error w/Public NAMELIST Variables with PRIVATE Members

ID: Q148624

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Fortran PowerStation for Windows 95 and Windows NT, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The Compiler does not generate an appropriate warning or error message when publicly visible NAMELIST variables contain PRIVATE data members.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Sample Code to Illustrate Problem


C Compile options needed: none

      MODULE M
        TYPE T
          PRIVATE
            INTEGER I,J
        END TYPE
      END MODULE

      PROGRAM MOD
        USE M
        TYPE (T) X
        NAMELIST /GROUP_NAME/ X  ! No compiler warning or error
      END PROGRAM MOD

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords : kbFortranPS kbLangFortran
Version : :4.0
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type :