fortran/6138: Incorrect access of integer*1 variables on PA

[John David Anglin]

> Unfortunately, after half a day of fiddling, I'm not sure if the reason
> this fails on HPPA is the same as the reason it fails on POWERPC.

On the PA, I am fairly certain the problem is in the "conversion" from
INTEGER*2 to INTEGER*1.

> On the latter, even the following is incorrect:
> 
>       INTEGER*1 I
>       I = -9
>       PRINT*,I
>       END
> 
> which prints 247 ;-)

OK under hppa-linux.  What's the assembly code look like?  The problems
still could be related.  I would guess the wrong location for I is being
passed.

> Welllllll, perhaps this means that this afternoon multiplied one problem
> into two :-(

Sorry.

Dave
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