Assumes that patch http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2009-10/msg00049.html is already committed.
As written in http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2009-10/msg00047.html, array valued expressions do not work; presumably some other attributes need also to be copied/honored. (cf. also PR 41599.) implicit none type t0 integer :: j = 42 end type t0 type t integer :: i class(t0), allocatable :: foo(:) end type t type(t) :: m allocate(t0 :: m%foo(3)) m%i = 5 select type(bar => m%foo) type is(t0) print *, bar end select end -- Summary: [OOP] SELECT TYPE with associate-name => exp: Arrays not supported Product: gcc Version: 4.5.0 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=41600