https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51993
kargl at gcc dot gnu.org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |kargl at gcc dot gnu.org --- Comment #3 from kargl at gcc dot gnu.org --- Changing the gcc_assert to an early return gives % gfc6 -c h6.f90 h6.f90:3:27: character(len=3) :: a = .true. 1 Error: Can't convert LOGICAL(4) to CHARACTER(1) at (1) troutmask:sgk[219]