http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48649
Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:
What |Removed |Added
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Target| |i386-*-coff
Component|c |target
--- Comment #5 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-04-18
10:29:31 UTC ---
The generic i?86-coff targets have been deprecated in GCC 4.4 and were removed
in GCC 4.5. It is likely this target didn't work properly for a long time.
The issue you are describing sounds like a target configuration issue.
I would say don't hold your breath and instead try using a still supported
target triplet, like for example i?86-cygwin or i?86-mingw.