[Bug fortran/38918] New: compile time error for DATA of NULL() to pointer structure component

["dick dot hendrickson at gmail dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

The following program gives a compile time error for a DATA assignment of
NULL() to a structure component.  Probably related to 38917

Dick Hendrickson

      SUBROUTINE PF0009

! fails on Windows XP
! gcc version 4.4.0 20081219 (experimental) [trunk revision 142842] (GCC)

      TYPE  :: HAS_POINTER
        INTEGER, POINTER            :: PTR_S
      END TYPE HAS_POINTER
      TYPE (HAS_POINTER)  ::  PTR_ARRAY(5)

      DATA PTR_ARRAY(1)%PTR_S  /NULL()/

      end subroutine pf0009


C:\gfortran>gfortran try_pf0009.f
try_pf0009.f:11.38:

      DATA PTR_ARRAY(1)%PTR_S  /NULL()/
                                      1
Error: NULL appears on right-hand side in assignment at (1)


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           Summary: compile time error for DATA of NULL() to pointer
                    structure component
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.4.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: fortran
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: dick dot hendrickson at gmail dot com


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38918