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+! { dg-do compile }
+! PR fortran/45786 - operators were not correctly marked as public
+! if the alternative form was used.
+! Test case contributed by Neil Carlson.
+module foo_type
+  private
+  public :: foo, operator(==)
+  type :: foo
+    integer :: bar
+  end type
+  interface operator(.eq.)
+    module procedure eq_foo
+  end interface
+contains
+  logical function eq_foo (a, b)
+    type(foo), intent(in) :: a, b
+    eq_foo = (a%bar == b%bar)
+  end function
+end module
+
+ subroutine use_it (a, b)
+  use foo_type
+  type(foo) :: a, b
+  print *, a == b
+end subroutine