[Bug fortran/78059] New: Pointer to variable length array, debug info

[bernhard.heckel at intel dot com]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=78059

            Bug ID: 78059
           Summary: Pointer to variable length array, debug info
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.8.3
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: fortran
          Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org
          Reporter: bernhard.heckel at intel dot com
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 39856
  --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=39856&action=edit
Fortran sample

Current behaviour:
A pointer to an variable length array (VLA) is declared in the dwarf debug_info
as an array with the "associated attribute". 


Expectation is to see a pointer type which has an array as target type as
described here:
http://www.j3-fortran.org/doc/year/04/04-007.pdf 
  Glossary of technical terms (Page 425)
    array pointer (5.1.2.5.3) : A pointer to an array

Attached is a 
- fortran example
- Gfortran generated dwarf info
- Expected dwarf info