conjg(transpose(a)) still gives wrong results, if it is assigned to a. transpose(conjg(a)) works.
program main implicit none complex, dimension(2,2) :: a,b,c a(1,1) = (1.,1.) a(2,1) = (2.,2.) a(1,2) = (3.,3.) a(2,2) = (4.,4.) print *, "original: ",a b = conjg(transpose(a)) print *, "H(a) - once wrong, now right: ",b c = transpose(a) c = conjg(c) print *, "H(a) - right: ",c a = conjg(transpose(a)) print *, "H(a) - still wrong: ",a a = transpose(c) a = conjg(a) a = transpose(conjg(a)) print *, "H(a) - hack around: ",a END program main gfortran -v: Target: x86_64-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2 --program-suffix=-4.2 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --disable-libmudflap --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.2.3 (Debian 4.2.3-1) -- Summary: a = conjg(transpose(a)) still gives wrong results, see bug 31994 Product: gcc Version: 4.2.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: dominik dot muth at gmx dot de GCC build triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=35740