Compiler reports a string must be of length one, but the string is of length one.
Fedora Core 1. Verbose output of compiler: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> gfortran -c -v icharbug.f90 Using built-in specs. Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu Configured with: ../gcc-4.0.1/configure --prefix=/local/home/mitchell/tmp/gcc-4.0.1-install -with-local-prefix=/local/home/mitchell/tmp/gcc-4.0.1-include Thread model: posix gcc version 4.0.1 /local/home/mitchell/tmp/gcc-4.0.1-install/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.0.1/f951 icharbug.f90 -quiet -dumpbase icharbug.f90 -mtune=pentiumpro -auxbase icharbug -version -o /tmp/cc3fxHyh.s GNU F95 version 4.0.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.0.1. GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=100 --param ggc-min-heapsize=131072 In file icharbug.f90:13 temp(i) = ichar(ptr%addr(i:i)) 1 Error: Argument of ichar at (1) must be of length one Since I don't see how to attach a file on this bugzilla web page for reporting bugs, and this bug has a short program that demonstrates it, I am just putting the text of the program here: module icharbug_mod type glcptr character(len=4) :: addr end type glcptr contains subroutine icharbug(ptr) type(glcptr), intent(in) :: ptr integer :: i, temp(4) do i=1,4 temp(i) = ichar(ptr%addr(i:i)) end do end subroutine icharbug end module icharbug_mod -- Summary: Argument of ichar at (1) must be of length one Product: gcc Version: 4.0.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: william dot mitchell at nist dot gov CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23635