https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84868
--- Comment #15 from Paul Thomas <pault at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to Harald Anlauf from comment #6) > (In reply to Harald Anlauf from comment #5) > > With the following patch len_trim is accepted in a specification expression: > > Just forget that. Indeed: NAG Fortran Compiler Release 7.1(Hanzomon) Build 7133 Error: orig.f90, line 7: C is not permitted in a specification expression [pault@pc30 pr84868]$ ifort o*.f90 ;./a.out orig.f90(5): error #6219: This variable, used in a specification expression, must be a dummy argument, a COMMON block object, or an object accessible through host or use association. [C] Paul