https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84394
--- Comment #2 from kargl at gcc dot gnu.org --- (In reply to kargl from comment #1) > Breakpoint 1, check_conflict (attr=attr@entry=0x203caec38, > name=0x203c22430 "_deallocate", where=where@entry=0x203caec78) > at ../../gcc/gcc/fortran/symbol.c:485 > 485 gfc_error("%s attribute not allowed in BLOCK DATA program " > (gdb) p *where > $1 = {nextc = 0x0, lb = 0x0} > > So, gfortran is inserting a _deallocate (perhaps for a temporary array). > I suspect were can the conflict check for a name starting with an > underscore. I forgot to mention that attr->access = ACCESS_PRIVATE, which the actual root cause. I also suspect that the attr is re-using a previous attr struct without clear it first. In any case, the following works around the problem. Index: symbol.c =================================================================== --- symbol.c (revision 257665) +++ symbol.c (working copy) @@ -479,11 +479,10 @@ check_conflict (symbol_attribute *attr, const char *na if (attr->intent != INTENT_UNKNOWN) a1 = intent; - if (a1 != NULL) + if (a1 != NULL && *name != '_') { - gfc_error - ("%s attribute not allowed in BLOCK DATA program unit at %L", - a1, where); + gfc_error("%s attribute not allowed in BLOCK DATA program " + "unit at %L", a1, where); return false; } }