internal compiler error (egcs-1.1.1 & egcs-1.1.2), cc1

[Jeffrey A Law]

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  > The attached simple testcase causes an internal compiler error.
  > egcs-1.1.1 & egcs-1.1.2 are both being tested under i386-pc-linux
  > (redhat 5.1).
  > FSF 2.8.1 does not emit an error with this testcase.
  > 
  > The problem appears to be in
  >     egcs-1.1.2/gcc/expr.c:expand_expr()     lines       6189 -- 6216
  >     These lines do not appear in FSF 281 and when removed, seem to make
  > the compiler happier.
  >     But, what is lost if these lines are removed (besides the compiler
  > internal error)?
Thanks, this bug has been fixed in the mainline sources.

You merely lose optimziations by removing those lines in your local sources.

jeff