http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56520
Bug #: 56520 Summary: Syntax error causes misleading message: "Invalid character in name" Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.7.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: arjen.mar...@deltares.nl An extra parenthesis at the end of a statement leads to the error message: Invalid character in name at (1) The message has nothing to do with the actual error. Here is a small program to reproduce it: ! misleading.f90 -- ! Syntax error is reported with a misleading message ! program misleading implicit none real :: a, b, c a = 1.0 b = 1.0 c = exp(-a*b) ) end program misleading