http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55901
--- Comment #3 from pdande1 at dow dot com 2013-04-08 17:41:45 UTC --- (In reply to comment #2) > (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. Hi Harald, I am newbie to fortran, Can you please explain me in detail with an example. Thanks in advance
