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+! { dg-do run }
+!
+! PR fortran/56615
+!
+! Contributed by  Harald Anlauf
+!
+!
+program gfcbug
+  implicit none
+  integer, parameter             :: n = 8
+  integer                        :: i
+  character(len=1), dimension(n) :: a, b
+  character(len=n)               :: s, t
+  character(len=n/2)             :: u
+
+  do i = 1, n
+     a(i) = achar (i-1 + iachar("a"))
+  end do
+!  print *, "# Forward:"
+!  print *, "a=", a
+  s = transfer (a, s)
+!  print *, "s=", s
+  call cmp (a, s)
+!  print *, "  stride = +2:"
+  do i = 1, n/2
+     u(i:i) = a(2*i-1)
+  end do
+!  print *, "u=", u
+  call cmp (a(1:n:2), u)
+!  print *
+!  print *, "# Backward:"
+  b = a(n:1:-1)
+!  print *, "b=", b
+  t = transfer (b, t)
+!  print *, "t=", t
+  call cmp (b, t)
+!  print *, "  stride = -1:"
+  call cmp (a(n:1:-1), t)
+contains
+  subroutine cmp (b, s)
+    character(len=1), dimension(:), intent(in) :: b
+    character(len=*),               intent(in) :: s
+    character(len=size(b))                     :: c
+    c = transfer (b, c)
+    if (c /= s) then
+      print *, "c=", c, "    ", merge ("  ok","BUG!", c == s)
+      call abort ()
+    end if
+  end subroutine cmp
+end program gfcbug