From 58148bb64960dc5b0e421de8f6d4a4a5cbed9fe2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Steven G. Kargl" Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 17:18:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] re PR fortran/63529 (Bad error and ICE with Cray Pointers in Modules) 2018-05-13 Steven G. Kargl PR fortran/63529 * gfortran.texi: Clarify documentation for Cray pointer and assumed-sized array. From-SVN: r260213 --- gcc/fortran/ChangeLog | 6 ++++++ gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi | 10 ++++++---- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog index a00e8617d56..e1827a986bb 100644 --- a/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog +++ b/gcc/fortran/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +2018-05-13 Steven G. Kargl + + PR fortran/63529 + * gfortran.texi: Clarify documentation for Cray pointer and + assumed-sized array. + 2018-05-13 Paul Thomas PR fortran/85742 diff --git a/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi b/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi index 6f894816c62..463256380ac 100644 --- a/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi +++ b/gcc/fortran/gfortran.texi @@ -1906,10 +1906,12 @@ or, pointer ( , ), ( , ), ... @end smallexample The pointer is an integer that is intended to hold a memory address. -The pointee may be an array or scalar. A pointee can be an assumed -size array---that is, the last dimension may be left unspecified by -using a @code{*} in place of a value---but a pointee cannot be an -assumed shape array. No space is allocated for the pointee. +The pointee may be an array or scalar. +If an assumed-size array is permitted within the scoping unit, a +pointee can be an assumed-size array. +That is, the last dimension may be left unspecified by using a @code{*} +in place of a value. A pointee cannot be an assumed shape array. +No space is allocated for the pointee. The pointee may have its type declared before or after the pointer statement, and its array specification (if any) may be declared -- 2.30.2