> Can you post the output the compiler gives on this program, > preferable when called with -v? Some other info: The problem is reproducible on gcc-3.0.4, gcc-3.2.3 and latest gcc-3.3 CVS. It only happpens when -fPIC is specified, without -fPIC there is no ICE. randolph -- Randolph Chung Debian GNU/Linux Developer, hppa/ia64 ports http://www.tausq.org/