https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=83522
--- Comment #4 from Tobias Burnus <burnus at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to Tobias Burnus from comment #3) > And prints for the case above (not affected by resolve.c patch): > 7 | strings(:)(:) ! gives an error message on invalid > Error: Invalid character in name at (1) The reason is that gfortran tries all options, starting from an assignment. In between it has a failed gfc_match_name which gets suppressed. When nothing matched, "next_free" calls "gfc_error_check" which shows the buffered output, only if no error message is buffered, the more suitable "Unclassifiable statement at %C" is printed.
