http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.fortran/msg/b535884fdbd62f39
Intel has: in the manual "A pointer cannot be a function return value." As gfortran also rejects it, Error: CRAY POINTER attribute conflicts with FUNCTION attribute at (1) one could also add it to the manual, or to say it in James Van Buskirk's words: "We can see that gfortran doesn't like function results to be cray pointers either, although I can't find this in the gfortran manual." -- Summary: Cray pointers: Document that Product: gcc Version: 4.4.0 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=38273