https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=67526
--- Comment #1 from Gerhard Steinmetz <gerhard.steinmetz.fort...@t-online.de> --- Whereas : $ cat y1.f90 program p character(3) :: z = 'abc' character :: c1 = z(3: end $ gfortran y1.f90 y1.f90:3:24: character :: c1 = z(3: 1 Error: Syntax error in argument list at (1)