http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51637
Bug #: 51637 Summary: Add compile-time error if array is too large Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: diagnostic Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: bur...@gcc.gnu.org The following program compiles and produces the dump on x86-64-linux: struct t a[-1]; a[-9223372036854775808] = t.0; and with -m32 struct t a[-1]; a[0] = t.0; Expected: An error is printed such as ftn-951 crayftn: ERROR MAIN, File = rc1.f90, Line = 4, Column = 79 The extent for dimension 1 is too large for array "A". TYPE T END TYPE T TYPE(T), DIMENSION(-9223372036854775807_8: 9223372036854775807_8) :: A a(1) = t() end Motivated by the discussion starting at http://j3-fortran.org/pipermail/interop-tr/2011-December/000942.html / Example taken from http://j3-fortran.org/pipermail/interop-tr/2011-December/000964.html