preprocessor/6844: Seg fault when trying to preprocess a file with lots of #define's

[marduk@mandatory.net]

>Number:         6844
>Category:       preprocessor
>Synopsis:       Seg fault when trying to preprocess a file with lots of #define's
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue May 28 05:26:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     marduk@mandatory.net
>Release:        gcc 3.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
Linux Redhat 7.2 ( 2.4.9-32 ) kernel 
gcc compiled with orginal 7.2 gcc.
>Description:
We are trying to preprocess a file with lots of #define's. At the end of the file the C preprocessor stumbles.
lot of : invalid preprocessing directive #define
then
gcc: Internal error: Segmentation fault (program cpp0)
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