Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
> Hmm. Compiler bug maybe? I can't recall if gcc 2.96 had a good
> reputation or not.
2.96's reputation is of being *THE* canonical bad version of gcc.
mplayer for example has a configure check that specifically makes it difficult
to compile with 2.96 without reading large warnings because they've had too
many bug reports get tracked down to it:
Note for gcc 2.96 users: Some versions of this compiler are known to miscompile mplayer and lame (which is used
formencoder). If you get compile errors, first upgrade to the latest 2.96 release (minimum 2.96-85) and try again.
Ifthe problem still exists, try with gcc 3.x (or 2.95.x) *BEFORE* reporting bugs!
GCC 2.96 IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED BY US !
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greg