------- Comment #5 from kargl at gcc dot gnu dot org 2010-08-31 16:49 ------- (In reply to comment #4) > (In reply to comment #3) > > (In reply to comment #2) > > > Sorry. When I looked after I had posted the question there was only one > > > response and that response said it was a bug so I submitted this bug > > > report. > > > Now other people have posted saying that the program is non-conforming. > > > > Update: More responses in comp.lang.fortran bring up the point that if > > trim(line) > > is supposed to return a temporary, the code might be conforming. Seems that > > the > > situation is not clear... > > IMNSHO, it's not conforming. trim(line) is associated with line. > I don't see how one could interpret the standard in in other way. > > >
In fact, 16.5.7 in F2003, is fairly unambiguous. The code is nonconforming. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45463
