------- Comment #5 from jvdelisle at gcc dot gnu dot org 2007-06-18 04:12 ------- >From Fortran 95/2003 Explained, Metcalf. Reid, and Cohen
Page 101: "The other way that automatic objects arise is through varying character length. The variable word2 in Subroutine example(word1) character(len = *), intent(inout) :: word1 character(len = len(word1)) :: word2 is an example." -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32386