http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45586
--- Comment #10 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2010-11-25 16:50:50 UTC --- Thus, isn't what the program does equivalent to REAL(dp), DIMENSION(:, :, :), ALLOCATABLE :: z REAL(dp), DIMENSION(:, :, :), POINTER :: y y=>z which is invalid? Valid would only be REAL(dp), DIMENSION(:, :, :), ALLOCATABLE, TARGET :: z REAL(dp), DIMENSION(:, :, :), POINTER :: y y=>z ?