[Bug fortran/83705] [8 Regression] ICE/wrong code with large values of REPEAT after revision r256284

[tkoenig at gcc dot gnu.org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=83705

--- Comment #5 from Thomas Koenig <tkoenig at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Dominique d'Humieres from comment #4)


> Is there a way to check that the type of expr->value.character.length in
> gfc_conv_substring_expr (fortran/trans-expr.c) is gfc_charlen_t?

That is correct, see gfortran.h's definition of gfc_expr,
line 2205.

This contains

    struct
    {
      gfc_charlen_t length;
      gfc_char_t *string;
    }
    character;

    gfc_constructor_base constructor;
  }
  value;