From: lynnmcguire5@gmail.com   
      
   On 11/11/2024 4:01 PM, Thomas Koenig wrote:   
   > Lynn McGuire  schrieb:   
   >> In gfortran, is it faster compile times with *.mod files ?  Or is it   
   >> just as fast compiling to include the module interface information in   
   >> each subroutine / function file ?   
   >   
   > I haven't benchmarked this, but I think likely that there would only   
   > be a small difference.  Usually, the front end only takes a small part of   
   > compilation time (but there are pathological cases).   
   >   
   > In general, modules are better because of automatic checking.   
   > If you want to avoid recompilation cascades, submodules (where   
   > you can separate the definition from the implementation) might   
   > be worth looking into.   
   >   
   >> Is there any chance that gfortran will automatically generate and use   
   >> module files in the future like IVF ?   
   >   
   > Not sure what you're asking for.  Can you give an example?   
      
   1. you compile abc.f in IVF   
   2. IVF automagically creates an abc__genmod.f90 file in your release   
   subdirectory with the subroutine / function module interface in it   
      
   Thanks,   
   Lynn   
      
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