c langauge optimizer problem, sparc-solaris and debian gnu/linux

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message <199912301811.SAA11016@phal.cygnus.co.uk>you write:
  > > Joern -- does Martin's patch address the same problems as your patch?  ie
  > ,
  > > is there somethign your patch fixes that Martin's patch does not?
  > 
  > The make_range hunk is almost identical to the one in my patch.
  > Although it doesn't fix the testcase, IMHO this is a bugfix in its
  > own right, and it doesn't suffer any design problems or ill sideeffects,
  > so it makes sense to install it.
OK.  I went ahead and installed your version of the make_range change since
it had better comments, but was otherwise equivalent to Martin's fix.

We'll deal with the other two fixes separately since we're apparently still
trying to hash through their correctness.

jeff