With a recent gfortran, the following compiles, but generates the wrong results:
TYPE data CHARACTER(LEN=3) :: A END TYPE TYPE(data), DIMENSION(10), TARGET :: Z CHARACTER(LEN=10) :: res Z(:)%A="123" write(res,'(10A1)') TRANSPOSE(RESHAPE(Z(:)%A(2:2),(/5,2/))) IF (res.NE."2222222222") CALL ABORT END -- Summary: wrong code generated with gfortran Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: jv244 at cam dot ac dot uk http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31197