I've committed the attach document patch.
2018-05-13 Steven G. Kargl <ka...@gcc.gnu.org>
PR fortran/63529
* gfortran.texi: Clarify documentation for Cray pointer and
assumed-sized array.
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Steve
Index: gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi
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--- gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi (revision 260209)
+++ gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi (working copy)
@@ -1906,10 +1906,12 @@ or,
pointer ( <pointer1> , <pointee1> ), ( <pointer2> , <pointee2> ), ...
@end smallexample
The pointer is an integer that is intended to hold a memory address.
-The pointee may be an array or scalar. A pointee can be an assumed
-size array---that is, the last dimension may be left unspecified by
-using a @code{*} in place of a value---but a pointee cannot be an
-assumed shape array. No space is allocated for the pointee.
+The pointee may be an array or scalar.
+If an assumed-size array is permitted within the scoping unit, a
+pointee can be an assumed-size array.
+That is, the last dimension may be left unspecified by using a @code{*}
+in place of a value. A pointee cannot be an assumed shape array.
+No space is allocated for the pointee.
The pointee may have its type declared before or after the pointer
statement, and its array specification (if any) may be declared
