Bug in h8300-hms-gcc

[Jim Wilson]

Low Sze Hau wrote:
> When I compile the source file with the h8300-hms-gcc compiler, it does not
> initialize the value (0,zero only) for the static variable :
> 	static int h = 0;

You didn't mention what gcc version you are using.  That info matters. 
Please see
     http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html
for info on reporting bugs.

I am guessing that you are using gcc-3.3.x or later.  These gcc releases 
will put data intialized to zero in the bss section.  It is the 
responsibility of the startup files to zero bss.  I am guess that your 
startup files are broken, and are not properly initializing the bss 
section.  This would not be a gcc bug.

However, you could work around this problem by using the 
-fno-zero-initialized-in-bss option.  With this option, gcc will 
initialize the variable instead of putting it in bss.
-- 
Jim Wilson, GNU Tools Support, http://www.SpecifixInc.com