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Date:      Tue, 8 Jun 2004 21:28:58 +0200
From:      Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
To:        freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, Andrew J Caines <A.J.Caines@halplant.com>
Subject:   Re: XFree86-4 balls up
Message-ID:  <200406082129.02406.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
In-Reply-To: <20040608181011.GA18836@hal9000.halplant.com>
References:  <1086686577.779.36.camel@leguin> <BCEBE3B9.67%kaiwai@vfemail.net> <20040608181011.GA18836@hal9000.halplant.com>

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On Tuesday 08 June 2004 20:10, Andrew J Caines wrote:
> Matthy,
>
> > Everything is now compiling nicely. How could a few simply
> > switches make the difference between something compiling and something
> > going tits up?

By triggering compiler bugs. So yes, it is a bug, but it's in gcc - and=20
chances that gcc 2.95.4 will receive much further maintenance are very slim=
=20
indeed.

> Because "optimisation" means taking something which works and turning it
> into something which doesn't.
>
> Try building stuff with a non-gcc compiler _and_ optimisation.

It's not unheard of that this can work. :)

=2D-=20
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