Attached patch is the proposed fix. Bootstraped ok and regression test is in progress on powerpc64-linux. Thanks, Uttam -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: pr23661.patch Type: text/x-patch Size: 1553 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/fortran/attachments/20050831/565a39a7/attachment.bin>