Here, we have some problems with g77_0.5.20-1. It breaks code in special
cases if optimization levels other than -O0 are given.
g77.plan (fetched from gate.gnu.ai.mit.edu via anomynous ftp) says:
[...]
BETA TEST STATUS (last updated 1997-06-24)
----------------
The latest public beta-test release of g77 is:
g77-0.5.20 (1997-03-01 00:20) -- the front end
gcc-2.7.2.2 -- the back end
Version 0.5.20 is known to have many bugs at this point (see
"Bugs pending or being on" below), and, in particular, the
version of gcc in this version (2.7.2.2.f.2) has some bugs
that afflict a few source packages out there.
Users of 0.5.20 should do one of the following:
- Uninstall 0.5.20, replace it with 0.5.19.1, including
gcc-2.7.2.2.f.1 (which is built by 0.5.19.1).
- Leave 0.5.20 largely installed, but replace the cc1
(and cc1plus) executables with those from 0.5.19.1
(versions 2.7.2.2.f.1) or with those from a vanilla
gcc-2.7.2.2 distribution. This is more risky, in that
g77 users still could encounter the bugs, but at least
they get the new features in 0.5.20.
[...]
And indeed, going back to g77_0.5.19.1-1.deb and gcc_2.7.2.1-4.deb from
Debian-1.2.18 seems to solve the problem.
I haven't filed a bug concerning this against the g77 package because it
definitely is an upstream problem and downgrading as specified above
seems to be a workaround. But maybe someone feels differently or you,
Galen, may have an idea what to do about it.
Regards,
Andree
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