https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=90038
--- Comment #3 from Janne Blomqvist <jb at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Further testing revealed that it leaves zombie processes around as the child is never wait()'ed for. E.g. program cmd implicit none call execute_command_line("echo hi", wait=.FALSE.) call sleep(30) end program cmd