Re: bug in Red Hat Linux g++ 3.2.3

[Eric Norum <norume@aps.anl.gov>]

On Aug 27, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Jeff Hill wrote:

> Hi Dirk,
>
> Ernest indicated that this might be resolved by patching the  
> compiler. If
> that is possible then I am disinclined to create a workaround, but  
> if not
> then I will see what can be done.
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dirk Zimoch [mailto:dirk.zimoch@psi.ch]
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 2:36 AM
> To: Jeff Hill
> Cc: 'EPICS Tech Talk'
> Subject: Re: bug in Red Hat Linux g++ 3.2.3
>
> Hi
>
> The bug also occurs with -O2, only -O1 is safe.
> gcc 3.2.3 is the standard version on Scientific Linux 3, which we  
> still
> have in use at the SLS. I would very much appreciate a workaround  
> in the
> EPICS code.

Wouldn't a workaround be to just use -O1 for the file(s) where the  
problem is occurring?
Changing source code to try to deal with compiler problems,  
especially when the workaround is known, doesn't seem like a very  
efficient use of resources.  Even more so when the compiler in  
question is getting rather old.
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Eric Norum <norume@aps.anl.gov>
Advanced Photon Source
Argonne National Laboratory
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