[Bug fortran/56132] New: Lengths incorrect on assignment to an allocatable character scalar.

[jtappin at gmail dot com]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56132



             Bug #: 56132

           Summary: Lengths incorrect on assignment to an allocatable

                    character scalar.

    Classification: Unclassified

           Product: gcc

           Version: 4.7.2

            Status: UNCONFIRMED

          Severity: normal

          Priority: P3

         Component: fortran

        AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org

        ReportedBy: jtap...@gmail.com





Created attachment 29296

  --> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=29296

Code demonstrating the problem



When I run the attached program with gfortran (4.7.2), the length appears to be

that of the previous assignment, e.g.:

./a.out 

String :_jjjj

           0 

           0 

String :_ssss

           0 

           4 ssss

String :_77

           4 ssss

           4 77  

String :_why does this happen

           4 77  

           2 wh