http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50070
janus at gcc dot gnu.org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |ASSIGNED Last reconfirmed| |2011-08-14 AssignedTo|unassigned at gcc dot |janus at gcc dot gnu.org |gnu.org | Ever Confirmed|0 |1 --- Comment #6 from janus at gcc dot gnu.org 2011-08-14 13:10:57 UTC --- Here is a preliminary patch which rejects the original test case: Index: gcc/fortran/resolve.c =================================================================== --- gcc/fortran/resolve.c (revision 177744) +++ gcc/fortran/resolve.c (working copy) @@ -858,6 +858,12 @@ resolve_common_vars (gfc_symbol *sym, bool named_c &csym->declared_at); } + /* F08:C5100. */ + if (csym->ts.type == BT_CHARACTER + && !gfc_is_constant_expr (csym->ts.u.cl->length)) + gfc_error_now ("Automatic object %s at %L may not be in a COMMON block", + csym->name, &csym->declared_at); + if (csym->ts.type != BT_DERIVED) continue;