[petsc-dev] type(*) not supported by multiple test fortran compilers we use

[Jed Brown]

"Smith, Barry F." <bsmith at mcs.anl.gov> writes:

>       From below it looks like OpenMPI handles many compilers that
>       don't handle type(*) by using some horrible non-portable
>       pragmas? I can't say it excites me to want to add all the crap
>       to PETSc configure/source.
>
>       I'm inclined to have configure check if type(*) works and just
>       shut down all our interfaces that require type(*) when it
>       doesn't instead of pandering to out of date compilers.

It's fine with me, particularly if this only affects PetscSF at present.
PGI is by far the most likely cause of requests from users and hopefully
they'll get their act together soon.