https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=67802
--- Comment #1 from Gerhard Steinmetz <gerhard.steinmetz.fort...@t-online.de> --- Whereas, without initialization relevant errors are detected : $ cat za1.f90 program p character(1.) :: c1 character(1d1) :: c2 character((0.,1.)) :: c3 character(.true.) :: c4 end $ cat zp1.f90 program p real, parameter :: n1 = 1. double precision, parameter :: n2 = 1d1 complex, parameter :: n3 = (0.,1.) logical, parameter :: n4 = .true. character(n1) :: c1 character(n2) :: c2 character(n3) :: c3 character(n4) :: c4 end $ gfortran -g -O0 -Wall -fcheck=all -fno-frontend-optimize zp1.f90 zp1.f90:9:13: character(n4) :: c4 1 Error: Expression at (1) must be of INTEGER type, found LOGICAL zp1.f90:8:13: character(n3) :: c3 1 Error: Expression at (1) must be of INTEGER type, found COMPLEX zp1.f90:7:13: character(n2) :: c2 1 Error: Expression at (1) must be of INTEGER type, found REAL zp1.f90:6:13: character(n1) :: c1 1 Error: Expression at (1) must be of INTEGER type, found REAL