https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=91782
Bug ID: 91782 Summary: Accepts invalid array constructor with character parameter Product: gcc Version: 10.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: gs...@t-online.de Target Milestone: --- A parameter attribute prevents some checks in comparison to a character variable. Affects gfortran down to at least version 5. $ cat z1.f90 program p integer :: i character(3), parameter :: x = 'abc' print *, ['abc'(1:1), 'abc'(1:2), 'abc'(1:3)] print *, [x(1:1), x(1:2), x(1:3)] print *, [(x(1:i), i=1,3)] print *, ichar(([(x(1:i), i=1,3)])) print *, len_trim([(x(min(1,i):i), i=1,3)]) end $ gfortran-10-20190915 z1.f90 && ./a.out aaa aaa aaa 97 97 97 1 1 1