https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=61615
--- Comment #6 from Dominique d'Humieres <dominiq at lps dot ens.fr> --- > Well, my understanding is that > > TYPE(c_ptr) :: a, b > > are pointers (void*) and > > TYPE(c_ptr) :: a(:), b(:) > > are arrays of pointers (void**). The result of -fdump-tree-original of PROGRAM cptr_array_vs_scalar_arg USE iso_c_binding IMPLICIT NONE INTEGER, TARGET :: i, j(5) TYPE(c_ptr) :: a, b a = C_LOC(i) b = C_LOC(j) END PROGRAM cptr_array_vs_scalar_arg is cptr_array_vs_scalar_arg () { void * a; void * b; integer(kind=4) i; integer(kind=4) j[5]; { void * D.2336; D.2336 = (void *) &i; a = D.2336; } { void * D.2337; D.2337 = (void *) &j; b = D.2337; } } main (integer(kind=4) argc, character(kind=1) * * argv) { static integer(kind=4) options.0[9] = {68, 1023, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 31}; _gfortran_set_args (argc, argv); _gfortran_set_options (9, &options.0[0]); cptr_array_vs_scalar_arg (); return 0; }