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From: cline+@cs.cmu.edu (Kenneth Cline)
Subject: gcc 2.4.0 patches?
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Date: Sat, 22 May 1993 22:37:15 GMT
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I am looking for pointers on upgrading to gcc 2.4.0.  The following
fails while compiling enquire.c:

	% configure --target=i386-bsd
	% gmake LANGUAGES=c

(gmake is a recent version of the GNU make program).

My various attempts to fix things have not succeeded:

	enquire compiles with the system cc, but then fails due to a
	loss of precision error.

	debugging this causes the system to crash.

	xgcc (2.4.0) either reports a floating overflow or internal
	error, depending on whether I have rearranged the source to
	enquire.c.


Maybe gcc 2.3.3 is a better choice for me.  Apparently there are
patches for it on 386bsd.  Hopefully, someone in the know willtell me.

Thanks

Ken Cline