Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:42:27 -0500 (EST) From: Howard Leadmon <howardl@account.abs.net> To: obrien@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compiler problems with -O2 (was Re: CVS Trouble, even under 4.0-RELEASE (alpha) HELP!) Message-ID: <200003222242.RAA61811@account.abs.net> In-Reply-To: <20000322130901.A97411@dragon.nuxi.com> from "David O'Brien" at "Mar 22, 2000 01:09:01 pm"
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> > want to avoid, or at least note the problem with -O2 as I have been using > > that when making software on my Intel machines for a long time, so just > > assumed it was OK to do the same on the Alpha.. > > It isn't officially OK from the perspective of the FreeBSD Project. "-O2" > has been the cause of problems on the i386 arch too. Thus my constant > yelling about it that nobody pays attention to. > > I'm on the virge of turning off "-O2" on both Alpha and i386. > > -- > -- David (obrien@NUXI.com) Well I can see your point, one would have thought as the compilers have evolved stuff like this would have been fixed and working OK, so much for that thought. If I am not the only of-the-wall person who has made this mistake, maybe at a minimum a note should be in the various config files, or at least in the notes stating that it's strongly advised one not use the -O2 flag while compiling the OS, as it can cause things to break. Guess I just got lucky on the Intel boxes, so live and learn. FYI, I am currently recompiling 4.0-STABLE on one of my Alpha's, and guess in a few hours I'll see if all works OK after an installworld and a quick reboot.. :) --- Howard Leadmon - howardl@abs.net - http://www.abs.net ABSnet Internet Services - Phone: 410-361-8160 - FAX: 410-361-8162 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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