Found at:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.fortran/browse_thread/thread/73c7b88ffbe8e1d5
The following (see URL above) is valid but gfortran rejects it with:
Error: Pointer assignment target has PROTECTED attribute at (1)
> C538:
>
> "A pointer object that has the PROTECTED attribute and is accessed by
> use association shall not appear as (1) A pointer-object in a pointer-
> assignment-stmt..."
>
> C538 doesn't forbid using a protected pointer as the target of a
> pointer-assignment-stmt.
module m
implicit none
integer, pointer, protected :: protected_pointer
end module m
program p
use m
implicit none
integer, pointer :: unprotected_pointer
unprotected_pointer => protected_pointer
end program p
--
Summary: Wrongly rejects: unprotected_pointer =>
protected_pointer
Product: gcc
Version: 4.4.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Keywords: rejects-valid
Severity: normal
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=37504
