This error was encountered in building the NetCDF fortran90 test programme with gfortran.
Numerical constants appear to be integer*4 and the +ve and -ve limits are fixed to the same magnitude. PROGRAM test_min INTEGER(KIND=4),PARAMETER :: ikind=0 integer(kind=4) :: itest = -HUGE(ikind)-1 print *,-itest print *,itest-1 END PROGRAM test_min produces $ /gcc-4.0/bin/gfortran -O3 test_min.f90 In file test_min.f90:3 integer(kind=4) :: itest = -HUGE(ikind)-1PROGRAM test_min INTEGER(KIND=4),PARAMETER :: ikind=0 integer(kind=4) :: itest = -HUGE(ikind) !!!-1 removed print *,-itest print *,itest-1 END PROGRAM test_min 1 Error: Arithmetic overflow at (1) whilst correctly produces $ ./a 2147483647 -2147483648 -- Summary: numerical constant arithmetic overflow with integer(kind=4) Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: paul dot richard dot thomas at cea dot fr CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org,paulthomas2 at wanadoo dot fr http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18597