Fortran intrinsic keyword in module use statement

Question

What does it mean when the intrinsic keyword is added to the use statement for a module, as in the following example?

  use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding

(From 7.1 Overview of Fortran interface, FFTW 3.3.6-pl1)

Does it specify that a module of that name provided with the compiler should be used, even if there is another module of the same name written by the user?

Graham · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-28 00:21:01Z

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With use, intrinsic :: ... the intrinsic module is indeed chosen.

There is perhaps a slight subtlety in the question worth addressing. With regards to "a module of that name provided with the compiler should be used", this "should" doesn't indicate a preference but a strong requirement. That is, if there's no such intrinsic module then compilation cannot succeed. This shouldn't be a problem with iso_c_binding but compilers often offer their own non-standard intrinsic modules.

There is no way to say "use the intrinsic module if it's available, but the user-provided one if not".

edited Sep 28, 2017 at 0:21

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