[Bug fortran/18990] ICE in gfc_get_derived_type, at fortran/trans-types.c

[tow21 at cam dot ac dot uk]

------- Additional Comments From tow21 at cam dot ac dot uk  2005-03-15 22:37 -------
(In reply to comment #8)
> Hmm, is the following valid code because we get the same ICE here too:
> module core
>   type :: T
>      character(len=*)  :: s
>   end type T
>   private
> CONTAINS
>   subroutine FOO(X)
>     type(T), intent(in)          :: X
>   end subroutine
> end module core


No, that code's invalid too - you can't use the asterisk there. I don't have my
copy of the standard to hand, but it's definitely the case - basically, the
asterisk can only be used if the length can be inferred from elsewhere, which it
can't here.

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18990