http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=50070
--- Comment #10 from janus at gcc dot gnu.org 2011-08-16 09:19:07 UTC --- Here is a patch which rejects the test case with a different error message than comment #6: Index: gcc/fortran/resolve.c =================================================================== --- gcc/fortran/resolve.c (revision 177779) +++ gcc/fortran/resolve.c (working copy) @@ -10169,15 +10169,22 @@ resolve_fl_variable (gfc_symbol *sym, int mp_flag) if (!gfc_is_constant_expr (e) && !(e->expr_type == EXPR_VARIABLE - && e->symtree->n.sym->attr.flavor == FL_PARAMETER) - && sym->ns->proc_name - && (sym->ns->proc_name->attr.flavor == FL_MODULE - || sym->ns->proc_name->attr.is_main_program) - && !sym->attr.use_assoc) + && e->symtree->n.sym->attr.flavor == FL_PARAMETER)) { - gfc_error ("'%s' at %L must have constant character length " - "in this context", sym->name, &sym->declared_at); - return FAILURE; + if (!sym->attr.use_assoc && sym->ns->proc_name + && (sym->ns->proc_name->attr.flavor == FL_MODULE + || sym->ns->proc_name->attr.is_main_program)) + { + gfc_error ("'%s' at %L must have constant character length " + "in this context", sym->name, &sym->declared_at); + return FAILURE; + } + if (sym->attr.in_common) + { + gfc_error ("COMMON variable '%s' at %L must have constant " + "character length", sym->name, &sym->declared_at); + return FAILURE; + } } }