http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51434
--- Comment #8 from Steve Kargl <sgk at troutmask dot apl.washington.edu> 2011-12-07 02:17:48 UTC --- On Tue, Dec 06, 2011 at 10:25:00PM +0000, andy.nelson at lanl dot gov wrote: > > Any guess when this ICE might get some attention and into a release version? > Unfortunately, the only guess is the bug will be fixed when someone gets around to fixing it. :( It comes down to too few developers and too many things to do (e.g., fix bugs and implement new features) and too little time. I breifly looked at the code path with gdb. It seems to be a problem with populating the first array. This fails integer, parameter :: n = 5 character(kind=c_char), parameter :: s(n) = 'a' type b character(kind=c_char) :: t(n) = transfer(s, s,) end type b because the scalar 'a' is not broadcasted over the array. If one replaces the s(n) line with character(kind=c_char), parameter :: s(n) = ['a', 'a', 'a', 'a', 'a'] then everything appears to work. I haven't had time to look at this any further.