With the patch I get an ICE when compiling gfortran.dg/allocate_error_5.f90
(lldb) target create "/opt/gcc/gcc6p-233563p2/libexec/gcc/x86_64-apple-darwin15.3.0/6.0.0/f951" Current executable set to '/opt/gcc/gcc6p-233563p2/libexec/gcc/x86_64-apple-darwin15.3.0/6.0.0/f951' (x86_64). (lldb) run /opt/gcc/_clean/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/allocate_error_5.f90 Process 18138 launched: '/opt/gcc/gcc6p-233563p2/libexec/gcc/x86_64-apple-darwin15.3.0/6.0.0/f951' (x86_64) gProcess 18138 stopped * thread #1: tid = 0x2ebfe4a, 0x00000001000d5679 f951`(chain=0x00007fff5fbfef20, expr=0x00000001427c56b8, front=<unavailable>)(tree *, tree, bool) + 41 at trans.c:1549, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=1, address=0x500000004) frame #0: 0x00000001000d5679 f951`(chain=0x00007fff5fbfef20, expr=0x00000001427c56b8, front=<unavailable>)(tree *, tree, bool) + 41 at trans.c:1549 1546 1547 if (*chain) 1548 { -> 1549 if (TREE_CODE (*chain) != STATEMENT_LIST) 1550 { 1551 tree tmp; 1552 (lldb) bt * thread #1: tid = 0x2ebfe4a, 0x00000001000d5679 f951`(chain=0x00007fff5fbfef20, expr=0x00000001427c56b8, front=<unavailable>)(tree *, tree, bool) + 41 at trans.c:1549, queue = 'com.apple.main-thread', stop reason = EXC_BAD_ACCESS (code=1, address=0x500000004) * frame #0: 0x00000001000d5679 f951`(chain=0x00007fff5fbfef20, expr=0x00000001427c56b8, front=<unavailable>)(tree *, tree, bool) + 41 at trans.c:1549 frame #1: 0x00000001000f045e f951`::gfc_null_and_pass_deferred_len(sym=0x0000000143d06d50, init=0x00007fff5fbfef20, loc=0x00007fff5fbfef10) + 174 at trans-decl.c:3965 frame #2: 0x00000001000f9dba f951`gfc_trans_deferred_vars(proc_sym=0x0000000143d06a50, block=0x00007fff5fbff0b0) + 2042 at trans-decl.c:4275 frame #3: 0x00000001000fc5e4 f951`gfc_generate_function_code(ns=<unavailable>) + 1332 at trans-decl.c:6269 frame #4: 0x000000010008cb9c f951`gfc_parse_file() + 1644 at parse.c:5613 frame #5: 0x00000001000d2d39 f951`::gfc_be_parse_file() + 57 at f95-lang.c:201 frame #6: 0x00000001009ac32c f951`::compile_file() + 60 at toplev.c:465 frame #7: 0x0000000100d9caaf f951`toplev::main(int, char**) + 1154 at toplev.c:1988 frame #8: 0x0000000100d9c62d f951`toplev::main(this=<unavailable>, argc=<unavailable>, argv=<unavailable>) + 733 frame #9: 0x0000000100d9e479 f951`main(argc=2, argv=0x00007fff5fbff318) + 41 at main.c:39 frame #10: 0x00007fff97c615ad libdyld.dylib`start + 1 frame #11: 0x00007fff97c615ad libdyld.dylib`start + 1 Thanks for working on this PR, Dominique > Le 19 févr. 2016 à 09:47, Paul Richard Thomas <paul.richard.tho...@gmail.com> > a écrit : > > Dear All, > > This has proven to be a rather vexatious bug to fix. On the face of > it, using the indirect reference to the passed string length for > deferred character length functions should have worked at all levels > of optimization. However, setting the string length within a do loop > resulted in the change not being visible within the rest of the > function scope, even though the correct result was returned. This was, > on the face of it, the same mechanism used for both dummies and > declared results, which works fine at all levels of optimization. > > In order to be as conservative as possible at this stage in the > release cycle, I have resorted to the belt and braces approach of > using a local variable '..result', which is nulled and returned, as > appropriate, in a new helper function. So that the compiled code is > consistent, I have done the same for functions with and without > explicitly declared result variables. > > There is some dead code in 'gfc_get_symbol_decl', which could, with > advantage, be replaced by a gcc_assert. In addition, > gfc_trans_deferred_vars could do with some further tidying up to > ensure that the logic is clear. These steps can easily be done now if > other maintainers think that it is timely. > > Bootstraps and regtests on FC21/x86_64 - OK for trunk? > > Paul > > 2016-02-19 Paul Thomas <pa...@gcc.gnu.org> > > PR fortran/69423 > * trans-decl.c (create_function_arglist): Deferred character > length functions, with and without declared results, address > the passed reference type as '.result' and the local string > length as '..result'. > (gfc_null_and_pass_deferred_len): Helper function to null and > return deferred string lengths, as needed. > (gfc_trans_deferred_vars): Call it, thereby reducing repeated > code, add call for deferred arrays and reroute pointer function > results. Avoid using 'tmp' for anything other that a temporary > tree by introducing 'type_of_array' for the arrayspec type. > > 2016-02-19 Paul Thomas <pa...@gcc.gnu.org> > > PR fortran/69423 > * gfortran.dg/deferred_character_15.f90 : New test. > <submit2.diff>