$ cat module.f90
module foo
real :: a
end module foo
program main
use foo, only : a
a = 42.
print *,a
end program main
$ gfortran -g module.f90
$ gdb ./a.out
GNU gdb 6.3-debian
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GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i386-linux"...Using host libthread_db library
"/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1".
(gdb) b module.f90:7
Breakpoint 1 at 0x80485e4: file module.f90, line 7.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /home/ig25/Krempel/Gdb/a.out
Breakpoint 1, MAIN__ () at module.f90:7
7 a = 42.
Current language: auto; currently fortran
(gdb) p a
No symbol "a" in current context.
(gdb)
$ gfortran -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../gcc-4.1/configure --prefix=/home/ig25
--enable-languages=c,fortran : (reconfigured) ../gcc-4.1/configure
--prefix=/home/ig25 --enable-languages=c,fortran --no-create --no-recursion
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.0 20051011 (experimental)
$ gdb --version
GNU gdb 6.3-debian
Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i386-linux".
--
Summary: variables from modules not visible in gdb
Product: gcc
Version: 4.1.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Keywords: wrong-debug
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: fortran
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: tkoenig at gcc dot gnu dot org
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24526
