Bug#336167: gcc-4.0: breaks kernel builds in random ways.

[Thiemo Seufer <ths@networkno.de>]

Sven Luther wrote:
> Package: gcc-4.0
> Version: 4.0.2-3
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable
> 
> 
> Well, i confirm that this problem is also present on powerpc, using
> gcc-4.0 4.0.2-3 makes the kernel build fail, while using -2 seems to be
> ok. I have heard people mentioning two other arches where this is the
> case (m68k and mips i think) on irc (on #debian-release i think even,
> not sure), but no bug has been filed so i do it now.
> 
> My powerpc builds failed with :

For mips 2.6.12, which built fine with gcc 4.0.2-2:

  CC [M]  fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.o
fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c: In function 'direct2indirect':
fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c:138: internal compiler error:
Floating point exception
Please submit a full bug report,
with preprocessed source if appropriate.
See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions.
For Debian GNU/Linux specific bug reporting instructions,
see <URL:file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.0/README.Bugs>.
make[5]: *** [fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.o] Error 1
make[4]: *** [fs/reiserfs] Error 2

Sorry, no testcase yet.


Thiemo