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MPI_*_get_attr family need clarification on the "flag" argument #700

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Ahori provided this comment while reading the 4.0-RC document in 2020

MPI_*_get_attr family described the behavior of the 'flag' argument if no attribute is associated with the key, but not in the converse case.

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The explanation of the 'flag' argument is always "false if no attribute is associated with the key," but I think it should be "false if no attribute is associated with the key, true otherwise." :-)

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add ', true otherwise' wherever applicable on the description of each MPI_*_get_attr

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Clearer MPI Standard

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chap-contextsGroups, Contexts, Communicators, Caching Chapter Committeempi-6For inclusion in the MPI 5.1 or 6.0 standard

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