http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54597
--- Comment #4 from Li Dong <dongli at lasg dot iap.ac.cn> 2012-09-16 12:58:03
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(In reply to comment #3)
> But back to your test case:
>
> function foo()
> character(*), allocatable :: foo
>
> The "*" is invalid in this context; it means that the length is assumed - but
> there is nothing from where it can be assumed. You have to use ":" (deferred
> length) instead of "*".
Sorry, you are right! I have typed the wrong code, it should be
"deferred-length allocatable character" as following:
function foo()
character(:), allocatable :: foo
I have post in Intel Fortran forum as
http://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/326820.
