------- Comment #2 from janus at gcc dot gnu dot org 2008-05-28 22:56 ------- A related problem also occurs with the POINTER attribute:
interface real function bar() end function bar end interface pointer :: bar Here I'm not really sure if it is forbidden, because one could interpret this as a procedure pointer. g95 gives the same error message as with DIMENSION (see above). Assuming it is not forbidden, one would still have to distinguish it from: interface function bar() real, pointer :: bar end function bar end interface This code clearly is valid (declaring a pointer-valued function). -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36361