http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46100
--- Comment #3 from Tobias Burnus <burnus at gcc dot gnu.org> 2010-10-20 18:01:54 UTC --- Untested patch: diff --git a/gcc/fortran/expr.c b/gcc/fortran/expr.c index 5711634..ef516a4 100644 --- a/gcc/fortran/expr.c +++ b/gcc/fortran/expr.c @@ -4316,7 +4316,18 @@ gfc_check_vardef_context (gfc_expr* e, bool pointer, const char* context) symbol_attribute attr; gfc_ref* ref; - if (e->expr_type != EXPR_VARIABLE) + if (!pointer && e->expr_type == EXPR_FUNCTION + && e->symtree->n.sym->result->attr.pointer) + { + if (!(gfc_option.allow_std & GFC_STD_F2008)) + { + if (context) + gfc_error ("Fortran 2008: Pointer functions in variable definition" + " context (%s) at %L", context, &e->where); + return FAILURE; + } + } + else if (e->expr_type != EXPR_VARIABLE) { if (context) gfc_error ("Non-variable expression in variable definition context (%s)"