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Re: I give up
On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 12:51:48AM -0600, Finny Merrill wrote:
> What in hell does this piece of greek mean? I have NO idea what it means,
> it only happens when I compile in release mode, with all optimizations
> turned on.
[an ICE occurs]
>
> 99% sure it's an assembler error
> but that looks like LISP!!
Welcome to the guts of GCC. I say that because GCC just puked its guts
onto your lap. :-)
That's how GCC represents its internal state when the state needs to be
displayed on-screen, and yes, it was deliberately designed to resemble LISP.
It's not an assembler error because your build never made it that far; it's
an internal compiler error. Normally GCC will print something useful like
"Internal Compiler Error" before printing the guts, but earlier versions
like the one that Red Hat shipped didn't always do so.
Phil
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