problematic memory consumption with gcc-3.4 during compilation

[Dale E Martin]

> It would be great if you could create a new bug report within our bug
> database (http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla), and attacch the preprocessed
> source code to it. Please, read also the instruction at
> http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html to know what else we need (command line,
> system triplet, etc.).

Done, bug id is 15320.  Please let me know if you need additional info.

> You might have noticed that G++ 3.4 usually consumes less or equal RAM
> than 3.3 when compiling large C++ testcases, and this is how we want it
> for everything.
 
Yes, g++ 3.4 appears to be a hufge step forward.  The trend of
slower/bigger for the 3.x series has concerned me; of course, the trend of
"more compliant" has made it worth it.  Now I'm happy to see compliant +
fast.

Thanks,
	Dale
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Dale E. Martin, Clifton Labs, Inc.
Senior Computer Engineer
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