Hi, the compiler does not actually hang up, it just takes *much* longer (almost 50 times): compile time with 3.1: 3.6s compile time with trunk: 169s using a 600 MHz Pentium III (i686-pc-linux-gnu). Greetings, Volker Reichelt http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=7086