https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102368
anlauf at gcc dot gnu.org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |WAITING --- Comment #5 from anlauf at gcc dot gnu.org --- The relevant F2018 standard excerpts are: 18.2.3.7 C_SIZEOF (X) [...] Argument. X shall be an interoperable data entity ... 3.45 data entity data object, result of the evaluation of an expression, or the result of the execution of a function reference 3.46 data object constant (7.1.4), variable (9), or subobject of a constant (5.4.3.2.4) 3.92 interoperable ⟨Fortran entity⟩ equivalent to an entity defined by or definable by the companion processor (18.3) 18.3.1 Interoperability of intrinsic types Table 18.2 shows the interoperability between Fortran intrinsic types and C types. A Fortran intrinsic type with particular type parameter values is interoperable with a C type if the type and kind type parameter value are listed in the table on the same row as that C type. If the type is character, the length type parameter is interoperable if and only if its value is one. ... 18.3.4 Interoperability of scalar variables A named scalar Fortran variable is interoperable if and only if its type and type parameters are interoperable, [...], and if it is of type character its length is not assumed or declared by an expression that is not a constant expression. An interoperable scalar Fortran variable is interoperable with a scalar C entity if their types and type parameters are interoperable. I understand Steve's comment that the length has to be constant and one. If this is the common understanding, the current PR would be invalid.