http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit- trail&database=gcc&pr=7141 Hello, This is not a bug in gcc. See: http://gcc.gnu.org/install/specific.html#alpha*-dec-osf* This problem can be solved either by disabling the fancy gc, reconfiguring swap and memory parameters or with a patch to gcc. Dara