http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45170
--- Comment #7 from Tobias Burnus <burnus at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-01-27 21:04:27 UTC --- Submitted patch for deferred-length character strings (only for scalars): http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/fortran/2011-01/msg00264.html Also supports (re)allocate on assignment for scalars (PR 35810).