http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53951
Bug #: 53951 Summary: [OOP] Later TARGET statement ignored for CLASS Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: 4.8.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: rejects-valid Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: fortran AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: bur...@gcc.gnu.org CC: ja...@gcc.gnu.org Related, but slightly different: PR 51610 and PR 52227. The following program is rejected as the "TARGET B" comes too late: C => B ! Valid, but rejected 1 Error: Pointer assignment target is neither TARGET nor POINTER at (1) type t end type t class(t), pointer :: C TARGET :: A class(t), allocatable :: A, B TARGET :: B C => A ! Valid C => B ! Valid, but rejected end