gcc 2.95 core dump with java on Solaris 2.5.1

["Michael Sharpe" <msharpe@peter.bmc.com>]

Hi,
   I am getting a core dump in any executable which I compile with gcj. E.g.

nebula 10:30am Fri Aug 13 ~ > gcj --main=HelloWorld -o HelloWorld
HelloWorld.java 
nebula 10:30am Fri Aug 13 ~ > ./HelloWorld 
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
nebula 10:30am Fri Aug 13 ~ > gdb ./HelloWorld core
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Core was generated by `./HelloWorld'.
Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation Fault.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libgcj.so.0...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libm.so.1...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libgcjgc.so.0...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/local/lib/libzgcj.so.0...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libsocket.so.1...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libdl.so.1...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libc.so.1...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libintl.so.1...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libmp.so.1...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libw.so.1...done.
Reading symbols from /usr/platform/SUNW,Ultra-2/lib/libc_psr.so.1...done.
#0  _Jv_equalUtf8Consts (a=0x0, b=0xef6d422a) at ../../../libjava/prims.cc:89
89        if (a->hash != b->hash)
(gdb) bt
#0  _Jv_equalUtf8Consts (a=0x0, b=0xef6d422a) at ../../../libjava/prims.cc:89
#1  0xef6a6b14 in _Jv_GetMethodLocal (klass=0xef71f5d4, name=0x0, 
    signature=0x0) at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:527
#2  0xef6a68d0 in java::lang::Class::hackRunInitializers (this=0xef71f5d4)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:416
#3  0xef6a3d10 in java.lang.Class.hackTrampoline (this=0xef71f5d4, what=1, 
    old_exception=0x0) at ../../../libjava/java/lang/Class.java:137
#4  0xef6a6a60 in java::lang::Class::initializeClass (this=0xef71f5d4)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:489
#5  0xef6a3ce8 in java.lang.Class.hackTrampoline (this=0xef71f5d4, what=0, 
    old_exception=0x0) at ../../../libjava/java/lang/Class.java:135
#6  0xef6a6a1c in java::lang::Class::initializeClass (this=0xef713768)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:475
#7  0xef6a6ca0 in _Jv_InitClass (klass=0xef713768)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:565
#8  0xef62fa68 in _Jv_AllocObject (c=0xef713768, size=32)
    at ../../../libjava/prims.cc:266
#9  0xef6a9514 in _Jv_AllocString (len=6) at ../../../libjava/include/cni.h:31
#10 0xef6a9374 in _Jv_NewStringUtf8Const (str=0x0)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natString.cc:226
#11 0xef6a6808 in java::lang::Class::resolveConstants (this=0xef713768)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:392
#12 0xef6a6934 in java::lang::Class::initializeClass (this=0xef713768)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:440
#13 0xef6a6ca0 in _Jv_InitClass (klass=0xef713768)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:565
#14 0xef62fa68 in _Jv_AllocObject (c=0xef713768, size=24)
    at ../../../libjava/prims.cc:266
#15 0xef6a9514 in _Jv_AllocString (len=2) at ../../../libjava/include/cni.h:31
#16 0xef6a9374 in _Jv_NewStringUtf8Const (str=0x0)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natString.cc:226
#17 0xef6a6808 in java::lang::Class::resolveConstants (this=0xef714664)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:392
#18 0xef6a6934 in java::lang::Class::initializeClass (this=0xef714664)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:440
#19 0xef6a3ce8 in java.lang.Class.hackTrampoline (this=0xef714664, what=0, 
    old_exception=0x0) at ../../../libjava/java/lang/Class.java:135
#20 0xef6a6a1c in java::lang::Class::initializeClass (this=0xef710e44)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:475
#21 0xef6a3ce8 in java.lang.Class.hackTrampoline (this=0xef710e44, what=0, 
    old_exception=0x0) at ../../../libjava/java/lang/Class.java:135
#22 0xef6a6a1c in java::lang::Class::initializeClass (this=0xef712c88)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:475
#23 0xef6a3ce8 in java.lang.Class.hackTrampoline (this=0xef712c88, what=0, 
    old_exception=0x0) at ../../../libjava/java/lang/Class.java:135
#24 0xef6a6a1c in java::lang::Class::initializeClass (this=0xef7126ac)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:475
#25 0xef6a6ca0 in _Jv_InitClass (klass=0xef7126ac)
    at ../../../libjava/java/lang/natClass.cc:565
#26 0xef62fa68 in _Jv_AllocObject (c=0xef7126ac, size=12)
    at ../../../libjava/prims.cc:266
#27 0xef630250 in JvRunMain (klass=0x28b24, argc=1, argv=0xeffff4a4)
    at ../../../libjava/prims.cc:576
#28 0x13da8 in main (argc=1, argv=0xeffff4a4)


I simply used the defaults for the configure scripts for gcc-2.95 and libgcj
(i.e. ran configure scripts with no options)
-- 
Michael Sharpe
msharpe@bmc.com

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