Optimization bug (?)

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message < Pine.LNX.4.10.9910041446170.6356-402000@saturn.astro.ufl.edu >you 
  > 
  > I compile it using:
  > 
  > gcc -O2 -v --save-temps foo.c -lm > & gcc.out
  > 
  > I am sending you as MIME attachments all relevant and irrelevant files
  > (foo.c, foo.i.gz, foo.o, foo.s, gcc.out) ;-)
  > 
  > When I run it, I get a segmentation fault in the second pow() call.
  > It does *not* segfault when:
  > 
  > 1. I optimize less than -O2 --or--
  > 
  > 2. I do not have to make the (int) cast (i.e., if n is a double)  --or--
  > 
  > 3. I only have one pow() call.
  > 
  > This is using a Linux 2.2.7-1.25 kernel (RedHat 6.0) for both
  > glibc 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.
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I recommend you update your compiler.  This sounds awful similar to something
we fixed a long time ago.

The current release is gcc-2.95.1.

jeff