MOVE_ALLOC to grow an array

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@ivanpribec

also provided in the gfortran documentation

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Oh sorry, somehow I missed the central info on the page.

@ivanpribec

The deallocation of an allocatable dummy argument with intent out is part of the Fortran semantics. From a practitioner point of view it’s one of the Fortran “gotchas” you need to be aware of. Here’s the description from MRC (the “red book”), p. 111

Perfect! Now I fully understand, thanks a lot for the snippet. Gotta buy the red book, has been on the amazon wishlist for too much already