FIX: Concatenation in Parentheses Produces Blank Output

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FORTRAN PowerStation version 1.0 can be differentiated from the maintenance release version 1.0a by invoking the linker. Typing link32 | more from \F32\BIN directory will show version 2.8 for FORTRAN PowerStation version 1.0, and it will show version 1.0f for the maintenance release version 1.0a.

To reproduce the problem create a program using the sample code When run, the sample code below displays the following:

Sample Code

Compile options: None
      character a*4,b*4,c*8,d*8
      a = "cat"
      b = "dogs"
      c = a//b
      d = (a//b)
      print *, "<",c,">  <",d,">"
      end