J3/10-239 To: J3 From: Malcolm Cohen Subject: Subobject designators in namelist output Date: 2010 October 12 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NUMBER: F03/0128 TITLE: Subobjects in namelist output KEYWORDS: NAMELIST DEFECT TYPE: Erratum STATUS: J3 consideration in progress QUESTION: Was it intended to disallow vendors to provide namelist output that includes a subobject designator followed by a value? ANSWER: Yes. The processor is required to produce output in the form specified by 10.11.4.3 "Namelist output records". 10.11.4.3 paragraph 2 states "The name of each namelist group object list item is placed in the output record followed by an equals and a list of values of the namelist group object list item." This unambiguously states that each namelist group object list item (these are the ones listed in NAMELIST statements) have their names placed in the output record followed by an equals sign and the list of their values. Subobject designators do not appear in NAMELIST statements. EDIT: None. SUBMITTED BY: John Reid HISTORY: 09-115 m187 F03/0128 submitted 09-115r1 m187 Passed by J3 meeting + F2008 fix {pulled} 09-187r2 m188 Failed J3 letter balllot #18 09-155: accept edit line number change, F2008 fix from m187 does not appear in 09-0007r1; 10-nnn m193 Revised answer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------