https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=77505
--- Comment #6 from Elizebeth Punnoose <elizebethp at gmail dot com> --- Modified code with the warning message moved behind -fcheck=bounds. Index: trans-array.c =================================================================== --- trans-array.c (revision 241960) +++ trans-array.c (working copy) @@ -2226,6 +2226,8 @@ gfc_ss_info *ss_info; gfc_expr *expr; gfc_ss *s; + tree neg_len; + char *msg; /* Save the old values for nested checking. */ old_first_len = first_len; @@ -2271,6 +2273,27 @@ gfc_conv_expr_type (&length_se, expr->ts.u.cl->length, gfc_charlen_type_node); ss_info->string_length = length_se.expr; + + /* Check if the character length is negative, + if so consider it as LEN=0. */ + neg_len = fold_build2_loc (input_location, LT_EXPR, + boolean_type_node, ss_info->string_length, + build_int_cst (gfc_charlen_type_node, 0)); + /* Print a warning if bounds checking is enabled. */ + if (gfc_option.rtcheck & GFC_RTCHECK_BOUNDS) + { + msg = xasprintf ("Negative character length will be treated as LEN=0"); + gfc_trans_runtime_check (false, true, neg_len, + &length_se.pre, where, msg); + free(msg); + } + ss_info->string_length = fold_build3_loc (input_location, + COND_EXPR, gfc_charlen_type_node, + neg_len, gfc_index_zero_node, + ss_info->string_length); + ss_info->string_length = gfc_evaluate_now (ss_info->string_length, + &length_se.pre); + gfc_add_block_to_block (&outer_loop->pre, &length_se.pre); gfc_add_block_to_block (&outer_loop->post, &length_se.post); }