https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=77505
--- Comment #9 from Elizebeth Punnoose <elizebethp at gmail dot com> --- (In reply to Janne Blomqvist from comment #8) > (In reply to Elizebeth Punnoose from comment #6) > > 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); > > } > > > Shouldn't you have build_int_cst (gfc_charlen_type_node, 0) instead of > gfc_index_zero_node? Thank you for your comment. I will make the necessary changes and re-post.