http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55854
--- Comment #3 from Tobias Burnus <burnus at gcc dot gnu.org> 2013-01-03 14:46:54 UTC --- The problem seems to be the "gfc_class_null_initializer", where "ts" is unlimited polymorphic and "init_expr" is of type "__class__$tar_a" (and EXPR_NULL). The latter leads to the generation of __vtab_CLASS_0_ with the associated _copy function. Besides the wrong type, the generation _copy is triggered very late, namely in gfc_trans_deferred_vars-> gfc_trans_structure_assign. That's the reason for using the wrong scope and - hence - for the ICE. Patch: --- a/gcc/fortran/class.c +++ b/gcc/fortran/class.c @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ gfc_class_null_initializer (gfc_typespec *ts, gfc_expr *init_expr) && ts->u.derived->components->ts.u.derived->attr.unlimited_polymorphic; if (is_unlimited_polymorphic && init_expr) - vtab = gfc_find_intrinsic_vtab (&(init_expr->ts)); + vtab = gfc_find_intrinsic_vtab (&ts->u.derived->components->ts); else vtab = gfc_find_derived_vtab (ts->u.derived);