From: baf@nowhere.com   
      
   On 11/12/2024 12:43 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> If all of your general purpose subroutines and functions are in   
   >>>> modules, you don't need interfaces for them (one of the advantages   
   >>>> of modules).   
   >>>   
   >>> I have 6,000 subroutines in 5,000 files.  All I did was put   
   >>> interfaces for about 2,600 of the subroutines into a single module.   
   >>>   
   >>> Lynn   
   >>>   
   >> A better alternative would be to put the subroutines in the module and   
   >> USE the module. Then you don't need the interfaces (the compiler gets   
   >> all of the interface information "automagically").   
   >   
   > 850,000 lines of code in a single file ?  That would be a mess.   
   >   
   > Lynn   
   >   
   I wasn't suggesting a single module. Partition the subprograms into   
   meaningful subgroups. Also, as was indicated, you can use submodules to   
   avoid cascading compilation issues with a large number of modules.   
      
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