http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52153
--- Comment #7 from Steve Kargl <sgk at troutmask dot apl.washington.edu> 2012-02-08 21:15:50 UTC --- On Wed, Feb 08, 2012 at 09:02:06PM +0000, steven at gcc dot gnu.org wrote: > > --- Comment #6 from Steven Bosscher <steven at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-02-08 > 21:02:06 UTC --- > Did this feature already exist in GCC 4.6? > If so, it would be good to mention > this change under the "Caveats" section in > http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.7/changes.html > The feature and bug have been around since ------------------------------------------------------------------------ r147635 | fxcoudert | 2009-05-17 07:15:24 -0700 (Sun, 17 May 2009) | 14 lines * iso-fortran-env.def: Define INT8, INT16, INT32, INT64, REAL32, REAL64 and REAL128. ... * trans-types.c (get_typenode_from_name, get_int_kind_from_name, gfc_get_real_kind_from_width_isofortranenv): New functions. so technically not a regression. It also appears that the addition was documented here http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.5/changes.html