On Apr 14, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Jeff Hammond wrote:

Someone (you?) has argued in the past that deprecation doesn't not mean they won't be supported, but as is clearly true from the NBC ticket, it means that C++ bindings won't exist for features new in MPI-3, which makes it impossible for a C++ person to use the MPI API coherently.

We're drifting off-topic here. a) My ticket is only about fixing the Forum's inconsistency with regards to C++ bindings for MPI-3 functions. As I previously mentioned, it's only due to a quirk of timing that NBC passed with C++ bindings. b) The C++ bindings are already deprecated. If someone wants to un-deprecate them, that's fine. But that's a separate issue. My ticket is solely about resolving the inconstancy in the Forum's current decision about the MPI-3 C++ bindings.

The state of limbo you propose will just make the MPI Forum look stupid: ...

The salient missing point here is that the C++ bindings *are* deprecated. It's a done deal. Over a year ago. I'm not proposing anything new here. Indeed, there are other MPI-3 functions that have been (or are about to be) added that have no corresponding C++ bindings. NBC is actually inconsistent with these other new MPI-3 functions. -- Jeff Squyres [email protected] For corporate legal information go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/doing_business/legal/cri/