https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=82934
--- Comment #8 from Steve Kargl <sgk at troutmask dot apl.washington.edu> --- On Fri, Dec 08, 2017 at 12:29:50AM +0000, kargl at gcc dot gnu.org wrote: > > allocate( character(len=*) :: bar ) > > However, the type-spec in the allocate statement does coincide with s/does/does not > the declaration of a dummy argument, or appear in SELECT TYPE, or > in the declaration of a named constant. The * cannot appear here. > > end subroutine