Tools versions: # uname -a Linux Beast 2.6.11-gentoo-r11 #2 Wed Jun 15 09:13:40 CEST 2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
# gcc -v Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/specs Configured with: ../gcc-3.4.4/configure --libexecdir=/usr/lib --enable-shared --enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit Thread model: posix gcc version 3.4.4 # as --version GNU assembler 2.16.1 Copyright 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. This program has absolutely no warranty. This assembler was configured for a target of `x86_64-pc-linux-gnu'. # /lib/libc.so.6 GNU C Library stable release version 2.3.5, by Roland McGrath et al. Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Compiled by GNU CC version 3.4.4. Compiled on a Linux 2.6.11 system on 2005-07-05. Available extensions: GNU libio by Per Bothner crypt add-on version 2.1 by Michael Glad and others Native POSIX Threads Library by Ulrich Drepper et al BIND-8.2.3-T5B NIS(YP)/NIS+ NSS modules 0.19 by Thorsten Kukuk Thread-local storage support included. For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://www.gnu.org/software/libc/bugs.html>. Reproducible: Always Steps to reproduce: 1. Untar release distribution of GCC 3.4.4 2. Make gcc-build directory 3. Configure GCC for building; # CFLAGS="-pipe -O2 -march=athlon64 -fweb -ftracer -frename-registers -fprofile-generate" LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -fprofile-generate" ../gcc-3.4.4/configure --libexecdir=/usr/lib --enable-shared --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,f77 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit 4. Build GCC; # make LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -fprofile-generate" 5. Run testsuite on newly built GCC; # make -k check Result: The testsuite barks out on one of torture tests; Executing on host: /root/gcc-build/gcc/xgcc -B/root/gcc-build/gcc/ -O1 -w -c -o 20010404-1.o /root/gcc-3.4.4/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/20010404-1.c (timeout = 300) profiling:/root/gcc-build/gcc/simplify-rtx.gcda:Overflow writing output is: profiling:/root/gcc-build/gcc/simplify-rtx.gcda:Overflow writing and continues barking onwards with; profiling:/root/gcc-build/gcc/simplify-rtx.gcda:Overflow writing output is: profiling:/root/gcc-build/gcc/simplify-rtx.gcda:Overflow writing on every test that follows for gcc suite. Expected result: The same as without -fprofile-generate. Notes: I have marked this critical since there is no way I can use coverage for second build; # gcov -f /root/gcc-build/gcc/simplify-rtx simplify-rtx.gcno:cannot open graph file Though the file is there and readable, IMHO the format is corrupted by libgcov itself because of the "Overflow writing" error. I have seen this error with -fprofile-generate in other packages also (Python 2.4.1), so this is not GCC coverage profile specific. Regards -- Summary: profiling gcc build produces "Overflow merging" Product: gcc Version: 3.4.4 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P1 Component: gcov/profile AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: dariobirtic at gmx dot net CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22324