Found at http://de.wikibooks.org/wiki/Fortran:_Fortran_2003:_Ein-_und_Ausgabe
The following is valid and the error message is bogus: read( 50, *, pos = 1 ) 1 Error: FMT=* is not allowed with a REC= specifier at (1). open(50,access='stream') read( 50, *, pos = 1 ) end -- Summary: Rejects I/O with POS= if FMT=* Product: gcc Version: 4.4.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: rejects-valid Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: burnus at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38291