XFree86-4 balls up

[Michael Nottebrock]

On Tuesday 08 June 2004 20:10, Andrew J Caines wrote:
> Matthy,
>
> > Everything is now compiling nicely. How could a few simply
> > switches make the difference between something compiling and something
> > going tits up?

By triggering compiler bugs. So yes, it is a bug, but it's in gcc - and 
chances that gcc 2.95.4 will receive much further maintenance are very slim 
indeed.

> Because "optimisation" means taking something which works and turning it
> into something which doesn't.
>
> Try building stuff with a non-gcc compiler _and_ optimisation.

It's not unheard of that this can work. :)

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