I'm wondering if the following open statement should really fail. I have no
strong opinion, but it would be convenient if it 'just' worked, like you can
open an non-existing file and 'append'.
I guess it is related to the fact that /dev/null can't be seeked.
> cat test.f90
OPEN(UNIT=7,FILE="/dev/null",FORM="FORMATTED",POSITION="APPEND",IOSTAT=istat)
IF (istat.NE.0) STOP 1
END
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Summary: opening /dev/null for appending writes
Product: gcc
Version: 4.6.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: libfortran
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: Joost dot VandeVondele at pci dot uzh dot ch
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45723
