Peter O'Gorman wrote: > > The problems start with r109149 - this patch: > http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2005-12/msg01905.html > > With this patch reverted we can build qt on Tru64 with gcc-4.2.4. > > I have not yet built trunk on this platform, when I tired bootstrap > failed, will try again now, but I don't believe this has changed much > from 4.2.4. > > Is this patch itself to blame, or does it simply expose a latent bug?
It is exposing a latent bug. There was a bug where multiple logically-distinct thunks were emitted even though they all had the same effect, and hence the same names. > Will reverting this patch in the gcc that we ship cause any real > problems? Yes, it may cause the thunks to be placed far from the thunked-to function and hence have jump range problems. Perhaps that's not an issue on Tru64 though nathan -- Nathan Sidwell :: http://www.codesourcery.com :: CodeSourcery
