v850-gcc (fatal signal 6)

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message <199910121855.DAA00306@abacus.hf.rim.or.jp>you write:
  > if this doesn't occur in newer version, please inform me.
  > 
  > $ ./configure --host=i386--freebsd --target=v850
  >   (snip)
  > $ v850-gcc -v
  > Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/v850/2.8.0/specs
  > gcc version 2.8.0
  > $ cat foo.c
  > foo ()
  > {
  >   extern int i; /* or, extern short i; */
  >   i |= 1 << 8;  /* or, ^= pow_of_2, &= ~pow_of_2 {256 <= pow_of_2} */
  > }
  > $ v850-gcc -O1 -S foo.c
  > v850-gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 6
I just tried this with gcc-2.95.2 and it works fine.  [ The code is 
sub-optimal,
but it is correct. ]

I recommend you upgrade to a newer version of GCC.
jeff