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+! { dg-do run }
+! PR 21912
+! We didn't adapt the exit condition to negative steps in array constructors,
+! leaving the resulting arrays uninitialized.
+integer :: i(5), n, m, l, k
+
+n = 5
+i = (/ (m, m = n, 1, -1) /)
+if (any (i /= (/ 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 /))) call abort
+
+k = 1
+
+i(5:1:-1) = (/ (m, m = n, k, -1) /)
+if (any (i /= (/ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 /))) call abort
+
+l = -1
+
+i = (/ (m, m = n, 1, l) /)
+if (any (i /= (/ 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 /))) call abort
+
+i(5:1:-1) = (/ (m, m = n, k, l) /)
+if (any (i /= (/ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 /))) call abort
+end