Gfortran fails to compile the module bug2.f90 with the following error message:
bug2.f90:18.4: Function REACT () 1 Error: PUBLIC function 'react' at (1) cannot be of PRIVATE type 'aoi' The compile command simply was 'gfortran -c bug2.f90'. gcc -v gives: Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/specs Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc,java,ada --disable-checking --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-libgcj --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/g++ --with-slibdir=/lib --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit i586-suse-linux Thread model: posix gcc version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809) (gcc version 4.3.1 leads to the same error message.) uname -a gives: Linux roshome 2.6.8-24.10-default #1 Wed Dec 22 11:54:27 UTC 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux Here comes the test module 'bug2.f90': MODULE OPTOCAD ! private public oc_trace ! type :: aoi character :: a='' ! action integer :: o=0 ! diffraction order integer :: i=0 ! index of incidence angle end type aoi ! CONTAINS !----------------------------------------------------------------------------! Subroutine OC_TRACE ! contains !-------------------------------------------------------------------------! Function REACT () ! type(aoi) :: react ! return end function REACT !-------------------------------------------------------------------------! end subroutine OC_TRACE !----------------------------------------------------------------------------! END MODULE OPTOCAD -- Summary: PUBLIC - PRIVATE comflict Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: ros at rzg dot mpg dot de http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41489