c++/5189: g++ -c bug.cpp crashed on simple stupid file

[Reichelt]

The following reply was made to PR c++/5189; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Reichelt <reichelt@igpm.rwth-aachen.de>
To: hkluender@otg.com, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org,
        nobody@gcc.gnu.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: c++/5189: g++ -c bug.cpp crashed on simple stupid file
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 17:57:48 +0100

 Hi,
 
 the bug can be reproduced with an even simpler example:
 
 struct A
 {
     A(A&);
     template <class T> A(T);
 };
 
 A a = 0;
 
 The compiler (g++ -c) seems to run into an endless loop which is killed
 by the system when all virtual memory is exhausted. This affects gcc
 3.0.x and the main trunk (gcc 3.1 as of 20011231) under i686-pc-linux-gnu.
 However, gcc 2.95.2 does not have this problem.
 
 See also http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-bugs/2002-01/msg00202.html
 which is probably related.
 
 Greetings,
 Volker Reichelt
 
 http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=5189