BUG: FOR3852 Syntax Error Caused by Semicolon in Source Line

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Usually semicolons are used to separate FORTRAN statements on the same line. Although not useful, the FORTRAN standard considers a semicolon on a source line by itself to be a valid use of the language. Therefore, any source lines containing only a semicolon should compile without any errors.

The following code illustrates the problem:

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      program semicolon
      ;              ! Compiler syntax error
      end
				

The following code demonstrates the intended use of semicolons:

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      program semicolon
      write(*,*) 'Hello,' ; write(*,*) ' World'
      end