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To: Thomas Demmer <demmer AT LSTM DOT Ruhr-UNI-Bochum DOT De>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
Subject: Re: internal error from gcc
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 15:47:16 -0700
Message-ID: <19980429224701.AAD11144@ppp123.cartsys.com>
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At 04:50  4/29/1998 +0200, Thomas Demmer wrote:
>Federico Spinazzi wrote:
>> 
>> hi all,
>> 
>> I get an internal error form gcc 2.7.2.1 when compiling two files with
>> optimization on (I suppose the error is the same, but...)
>> 
>> I would like to know how and to whom report the whole thing, (if you think
>> that it is interesting).
>> 
>> Thanks.
>
>info gcc bugs
>Should tell you the (longish) answer. 
>bug-gcc AT prep DOT ai DOT mit DOT edu, or
>help-gcc AT prep DOT ai DOT mit DOT edu
>are given on my Linux info file. 

I think this will soon change to @gnu.org, but AFAIK both forms still work.

>If you have access to other architectures, try it there to
>pin-point if it is a porting problem or a generic gcc problem.
>If the source is quite short, (say, <50 lines), you may either
>post it here, or you can send it to me. I can cross check if it 
>happens on a R6000 or under Linux. 

Also, it might be worth checking on 2.8.1. I have that installed on Linux,
and I'll try it in that case.

>In case you happen to use inline assembler, this might be a reason
>why it bails out, that doesn't really count as a bug. 

Also consider the possibility that GCC overflows its stack. See FAQ section
6.4 for what you can do about it.

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com