As requested on the mailing list: Document the kind of integer passed for string lengths http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2008-01/msg00134.html
| The character length variables you mention are always (for gfortran) | 32-bit integer signed variables, so if you need to address them in | gfortran, you can use either integer(kind=4) or, in C99, int32_t | (found in header inttypes.h). -- Summary: Document the kind of integer passed for string lengths Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: documentation Severity: enhancement Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: burnus at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34742