http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22006
--- Comment #6 from ro at CeBiTec dot Uni-Bielefeld.DE <ro at CeBiTec dot Uni-Bielefeld.DE> 2012-01-11 14:20:48 UTC --- I haven't seen this in a long time, and the testcases pass since they now use .comm instead of .space. I meant to keep the PR open to investigate why gcc would emit code like this, but I think it can now be closed, especially given that IRIX support will be removed in 4.8. Rainer