function mkfpnt(pntnam    ,length    ,gdp       )
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!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
!  $Id$
!  $HeadURL$
!!--description-----------------------------------------------------------------
!
! Request memory space with the dynamic array
! declaration routines to create a pointer for the
! single or double real array with pointer name PNTNAM
! The requested memory is initialized
!
!!--pseudo code and references--------------------------------------------------
!
!   - Determine the global precision fp used in the application 
!   - if (fp==sp) call subroutine mkrpnt
!     else
!   - if (fp==hp) call subroutine mkdpnt
!     endif
!
!!--declarations----------------------------------------------------------------
    use precision
    use globaldata
    !
    implicit none
    !
    type(globdat),target :: gdp
    !
    ! The following list of pointer parameters is used to point inside the gdp structure
    !
!
! Global variables
!
    integer      :: length
                                   !!  Total required array length
    integer(pntrsize) :: mkfpnt
    character(*) :: pntnam
                                   !!  Character string containing array
                                   !!  name (hence max 6 characters).
!
! Local variables
!
    integer(pntrsize), external :: mkdpnt
    integer(pntrsize), external :: mkrpnt
!
!! executable statements -------------------------------------------------------
!
    ! Determine global precision
    if (fp==sp) then
       !
       ! Single precision version
       !
       mkfpnt = mkrpnt(pntnam    ,length    ,gdp       )
       !
    elseif (fp==hp) then
       !
       ! Double precision version
       !
       mkfpnt = mkdpnt(pntnam    ,length    ,gdp       )
       !
    else
    endif
end function mkfpnt