http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55901
--- Comment #2 from Harald Anlauf <anlauf at gmx dot de> 2013-04-08 17:29:03 UTC --- (In reply to comment #1) > program characterconversions > integer :: i=123 > character(len=*) :: s > write(s,*) i > print *,s > end program > > I am getting the below error while executing the above program (gcc version > 4.8.0 20130302 (experimental) [trunk revision 196403] (GCC)) > > Error: Entity with assumed character length must be a dummy argument or a > PARAMETER| > ||=== Build finished: 1 errors, 0 warnings (0 minutes, 0 seconds) ===| Your example has nothing to do with the original PR. It is also invalid code: you must not use assumed character length (i.e. len=*) in a main program.