https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70233
Harald Anlauf <anlauf at gmx dot de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |anlauf at gmx dot de --- Comment #2 from Harald Anlauf <anlauf at gmx dot de> --- Created attachment 37982 --> https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=37982&action=edit Patch to generate error message The above patch generates consistent error messages: pr70233.f90:9:19: ch_array = [bh, "def", ch, ch, bh]! no error given 1 Error: Different CHARACTER lengths (32/3) in array constructor at (1) pr70233.f90:10:22: ch_array = ["def", bh, ch, ch, ch] ! error given 1 Error: Different CHARACTER lengths (3/32) in array constructor at (1) Is that what you want? Then feel free to use it. Harald