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From: karl@ddsw1.UUCP (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Xenix 2.2 Compiler error
Summary: All you Xenix hacks -- try this.... (works here for me)
Message-ID: <727@ddsw1.UUCP>
Date: 15 Feb 88 02:24:03 GMT
References: <515@rel.eds.com> <4218@june.cs.washington.edu>
Reply-To: karl@ddsw1.UUCP (Karl Denninger)
Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc., Mundelein, IL
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In article <4218@june.cs.washington.edu> kevinr@uw-june.UUCP (Kevin Ross) writes:
>In article <515@rel.eds.com> bob@rel.eds.com (Bob Leffler) writes:
>>When attempting to compile rn 4.3 the other day with the Xenix 286 2.2
>>compiler, I got the following error:
>>
>>rcln.c(50) : Compiler error (internal):Infinite spill
>
>I have been running into the same error. I called SCO, but got the standard
>put off, and a 'we will note the bug'. 
>
>It seems to stem from the -LARGE compiler model. I was successful in compiling
>my program by NOT using it. 

Well, if you don't need -LARGE that's ok ;-)
What happens when you have a 500k program?

>My guess is that the LARGE model compiler has a bug in the symbol table 
>routines.

Try adding this to the compiler options:

	-Dregister=

(that's nothing following the '=')

We've seen this on the '386 system, and in every case so far putting in this
DEFINE cures the problem... 

Strangely, I've only seen the program when there are 'register'
declarations....  Perhaps that is related.

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