I tried to find without success a simular bug with CHARACTER(*) function : Files test5.f90 :
FUNCTION ctbgt() RESULT(ctab) CHARACTER(*) :: ctab END [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/test$ gfortran -c test5.f90 test5.f90: In function 'ctbgt': test5.f90:2: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. -- Summary: regression on assumed length character function Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: francois dot jacq at irsn dot fr GCC build triplet: 20071126 (experimental) [trunk revision 130423] GCC host triplet: i686 linux GCC target triplet: GNU Fortran (GCC) 4.3.0 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34248