gfortran rejects the following code because gfortran -c mod_xyz.f90 mod_xyz.f90:9.42:
type(ilist), pointer :: next => null() 1 Error: Initialization of pointer at (1) is not allowed in a PURE procedure My understanding however is that the code is legal (please, see also http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.fortran/browse_thread/thread/141265154c2fcc71/628a3487e60395b9?hl=en#628a3487e60395b9 ) gfortran --version GNU Fortran (GCC) 4.5.0 20091105 (experimental) module mod_xyz implicit none contains pure subroutine psub() type ilist type(ilist), pointer :: next => null() integer :: i end type ilist end subroutine psub end module mod_xyz -- Summary: default initialization of derived type component not allowed in pure subroutine Product: gcc Version: 4.5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: mrestelli at gmail dot com GCC build triplet: GNU Fortran (GCC) 4.5.0 20091105 (experimental) GCC host triplet: x86_64 AMD Turion(tm) 64 Mobile Technology ML-32 AuthenticAMD GN http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42016