+2023-12-10 Harald Anlauf <anlauf@gmx.de>
+
+ Backported from master:
+ 2023-12-02 Harald Anlauf <anlauf@gmx.de>
+
+ PR fortran/93762
+ PR fortran/100651
+ * trans-array.cc (gfc_trans_deferred_array): Add presence check
+ for optional deferred-length character dummy arguments.
+ * trans-expr.cc (gfc_conv_missing_dummy): The character length for
+ deferred-length dummy arguments is passed by reference, so that
+ its value can be returned. Adjust handling for optional dummies.
+
2023-11-30 Harald Anlauf <anlauf@gmx.de>
Backported from master:
+2023-12-10 Harald Anlauf <anlauf@gmx.de>
+
+ Backported from master:
+ 2023-12-02 Harald Anlauf <anlauf@gmx.de>
+
+ PR fortran/93762
+ PR fortran/100651
+ * gfortran.dg/optional_deferred_char_1.f90: New test.
+
2023-12-07 Marek Polacek <polacek@redhat.com>
Backported from master: