gcc bug: compoiler generates code that causes core dump

[david at atl-intl dot com]

Folks,

    Here it is, and it is the same in both the latest release (2.95.3) and 
the earlier one (2.95.2).

    Please do not hesitate to page me, as I will be glad to elaborate on 
this bug.

    David Miller
    212-673-9781 (H)
    888-849-3329 (B)


>// g++ -c bugtest.cpp   -g -D_REENTRANT -Wno-long-long -frepo -I. 
>-I/usr/include
>-pedantic
>// g++ -o bugtest  bugtest.o
>#include <iostream>
>#include <typeinfo>
>int main()
>{
>      std::cout << "typeid( std::cerr ).name() = " << typeid( std::cerr 
> ).name()
><< std::endl ;
>    std::ostream * pStrm = &std::cerr ;
>      typeid( *pStrm );   // THIS LINE CAUSES A SEGMENTATION ERROR, apparently
>due to a null pointer being used in getting the type info.
>    return 0 ;
>}