[Fedora-packaging] fortran .mod files

[Marek Mahut]

Hello Patrice,

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Patrice Dumas wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Currently there is no guideline regarding fortran 90 .mod, it seems to
> me that one is needed. These files are generated by gfortran when
> building a module. These are text files, but not intended to be read by
> humans. They are architecture dependent. When compiling some code that
> uses the module, the .mod has to be found in the include path (for
> example in a directory specified by -I).
> 
> Where should the .mod be installed? I propose
> 
> %_libdir
> %_libdir/include
> %_libdir/modules
> %_libdir/mod
> %_libdir/f90
> %_includedir/%_lib
> %_includedir/%_lib/modules
> %_includedir/%_lib/mod
> %_includedir/%_lib/f90 
> 
> (f90 may also be replaced by another meaningfull subdirectory name).
> 
> This directory could be called %_fmoddir
> 
> And add -I%_fmoddir in FFLAGS when compiling some code that
> requires the module.
> 
> 
> The optimal situation would be to have %_fmoddir defined in rpm macros
> and -I%_fmoddir added to default FFLAGS.
> 
> 
> So my first question is what is your advice about fortran modules 
> directories?
> 
> My second is, in case it is meaningful, what about my proposal regarding
> rpm macros?
> 
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> Pat
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