code: ---- program chk character*8 a a = 'a string' end
command line & output: --------------------- gfortran -save-temps -v -fdefault-integer-8 -o i8bug i8bug.f Driving: /home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs/bin/gfortran -save-temps -v -fdefault-integer-8 -o i8bug i8bug.f -lgfortranbegin -lgfortran -lm -shared-libgcc Using built-in specs. Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu Configured with: ../gcc-cvs/configure --prefix=/home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs --enable-languages=c,c++,f95 : (reconfigured) ../gcc-cvs/configure --prefix=/home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs --enable-languages=c,c++,f95 --no-create --no-recursion : (reconfigured) ../gcc-cvs/configure --prefix=/home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs --enable-languages=c,c++,f95 --no-create --no-recursion Thread model: posix gcc version 4.1.0 20050401 (experimental) /home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.0/f951 i8bug.f -ffixed-form -quiet -dumpbase i8bug.f -mtune=pentiumpro -auxbase i8bug -version -fdefault-integer-8 -o i8bug.s GNU F95 version 4.1.0 20050416 (experimental) (i686-pc-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 3.4.2 20041017 (Red Hat 3.4.2-6.fc3). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=30 --param ggc-min-heapsize=4096 as -V -Qy -o i8bug.o i8bug.s GNU assembler version 2.15.92.0.2 (i386-redhat-linux) using BFD version 2.15.92.0.2 20040927 /home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.0/collect2--eh-frame-hdr -m elf_i386 -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 -o i8bug /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o /home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.0/crtbegin.o -L/home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.0 -L/home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.0/../../.. i8bug.o -lgfortranbegin -lgfortran -lm -lgcc_s -lgcc -lc -lgcc_s -lgcc /home/eem2314/local/gcc-cvs/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.1.0/crtend.o /usr/lib/crtn.o traceback: -------- Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. 0x004e0b43 in memmove () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 (gdb) where #0 0x004e0b43 in memmove () from /lib/tls/libc.so.6 #1 0x009f72ec in *_gfortran_copy_string (destlen=8, dest=0x0, srclen=4672584, src=0x8 <Address 0x8 out of bounds>) at ../../../gcc-cvs/libgfortran/intrinsics/string_intrinsics.c:96 #2 0x080484f5 in MAIN__ () #3 0x08048523 in main (argc=-8, argv=0xfffffff8) at ../../../gcc-cvs/libgfortran/fmain.c:18 -- Summary: gfortran -fdefault-integer-8 segmentation fault Product: gcc Version: 4.1.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: edward dot e dot meyer at comcast dot net CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21083