Build order chaos with include files

[Andrew_Smith]

Large Fortran files can be a problem to merge changes when multiple developers are editing the same file and maybe re-ordering functions within the file. Therefore I have split up the functions and subroutines into separate files using include

For example:

module RealGearMod

use Lddist

use GearToothMod

use LubeDataMod

type RealGearType

type(RealGearTooth), allocatable :: realTeeth(:)

integer :: carrierShaftIdx

integer :: gearLock

integer :: handSign

logical :: isFEGear

logical :: isInternal

real :: baseHelixAngle = 0.0/0.0

real :: helixAngle = 0.0/0.0

real :: bevelAngle = 0.0/0.0

real :: baseRadius = 0.0/0.0

real :: baseThickness = 0.0/0.0

real :: poissonRatio = 0.0/0.0

real :: youngsModulus = 0.0/0.0

real :: initialRotation = 0.0/0.0

real :: referenceTransverseBaseToothAngle = 0.0/0.0

real :: outerRadius = 0.0/0.0

real :: refPitchRadius = 0.0/0.0

real :: toothHeight = 0.0/0.0

real :: flankRoughness = 0.0/0.0

real :: faceWidth = 0.0/0.0

real :: phaseAngle = 0.0/0.0

real :: tipDiameter = 0.0/0.0

real :: wetDepth = 0.0/0.0

character(16) :: gearType

type(Lubricant) :: lubricant

end type

contains

include 'deallocateRealGear.f90i'

include 'deallocateRealGears.f90i'

include 'outputRealGear.f90i'

include 'setGearConnectionDataForRealGear.f90i'

include 'setGearDataForRealGear.f90i'

include 'toothAngle.f90i'

end module

However when the include file references another module, Visual studio does not appear to recognize the need to compile the dependant module first.

Should this be working or should I submit a formal support request?

By the way, I initialize to 0.0/0.0 since this is a way to trap unitialized variables in derived types.

Andrew Smith