Re: Internal compiler error with gcc 2.9

[Jim Wilson <wilson at cygnus dot com>]

In article <14753.20010.81319.694296@janikt.pp.saunalahti.fi> you write:
>bash-2.04$ gcc -O2 -fno-exceptions -c skr.cc
>opt_range.cc:2187: Internal compiler error 19991113.
>opt_range.cc:2187: Please submit a Problem Report to Cygnus Solutions
>with send-pr.
>bash-2.04$

>bash-2.04$ gcc --version
>2.9-ia64-000216-final

This compiler is known to have various C++ front end problems.  It is based
on a FSF gcc development snapshot from Jan 3, 2000, and there was unfortunately
some C++ front end instabilities at that time due to development work.

I tried this with current sources, and it worked fine.  The bug was probably
fixed months ago in the development sources, and it isn't worthwhile to try
to track down the fix for this February IA-64 compiler release.

We are working on a new compiler release to replace the February one.
Because of ABI changes, we need new OS releases compiled by the new compiler
before we can make it generally available, so that is probably about a
month away.

Meanwhile, I'd suggest using workarounds.  Compiling with -O -fno-exceptions
still fails, but -O0 -fno-exceptions seems to work, so you should try using
that.

Jim