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gcc / fortran

Date

2026-08-28

Author

Mikael Morin

Commit

ce11d5769ed23cc4fdb598f28dbe5b160fbabd3e

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project: gcc
subsystem: fortran
patch_id: —
commit_hash: ce11d5769ed23cc4fdb598f28dbe5b160fbabd3e
source_type: github
headline: Fortran: Move pointer nullification code to new function
tldr: Fortran compiler extracts pointer nullification logic into a dedicated function for better code organization.
author: Mikael Morin
outcome: committed
performance_win: false
breaking_change: false
series_id: —
series_parts: []
tags: • fortran
• compiler
• refactoring
discussion_id_link: —
bugzilla_pr: —
url: https://github.com/gcc-mirror/gcc/commit/ce11d5769ed23cc4fdb598f28dbe5b160fbabd3e
date: 2026-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

The Fortran compiler has consolidated the code responsible for nullifying pointers into its own function. This refactoring improves code organization within the compiler’s intermediate representation translation, making the pointer assignment handling clearer.