The attached code takes 20 mins to compile on a Linux/Fedora 9 box when using -O optimization, but only 21 seconds when using -O0
[plet...@quartic cxxps]$ time g++ -O -ftime-report -fmem-report -c cxxps.cpp >& stat.txt real 21m41.494s user 16m24.774s sys 0m19.713s [plet...@quartic cxxps]$ time g++ -O0 -ftime-report -fmem-report -c cxxps.cpp >& stat.txt real 0m21.391s user 0m17.666s sys 0m2.453s -- Summary: extremely long compile time Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: pletzer at txcorp dot com GCC build triplet: Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr -- mandir=/usr/share/ GCC host triplet: Linux quartic.txcorp.com 2.6.25.14-108.fc9.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Aug GCC target triplet: x86_64-redhat-linux http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=39860