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From: glenne%hplsla@HP-SDE.SDE.HP.COM (Glenn Engel)
Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.bug
Subject: gcc-1.35: Program cc1 got fatal signal 6.
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Date: 28 Apr 89 20:54:10 GMT
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The following code generates a cc1 fatal signal 6 when compiled.
gcc -v bug.c
gcc version 1.35
 /usr/local/lib/gcc-cpp -v -undef -D__GNUC__ -Dhp9000s200 -Dhp9000s300 -DPWB -Dm
c68k -Dhpux -Dunix -D__hp9000s200__ -D__hp9000s300__ -D__PWB__ -D__mc68k__ -D__h
pux__ -D__unix__ -D__HAVE_68881__ -Dmc68020 bug.c /tmp/cca18384.cpp
GNU CPP version 1.35
 /usr/local/lib/gcc-cc1 /tmp/cca18384.cpp -quiet -dumpbase bug.c -version -o /tm
p/cca18384.s
GNU C version 1.35 (68k, MIT syntax) compiled by GNU C version 1.35.
gcc: Program cc1 got fatal signal 6.

(gcc-1.34 did the same thing.)

--
 |  Glenn R. Engel
 |  Hewlett-Packard 
 |  (206) 335-2066
 |  glenne%hplsla@hplabs.hp.com


typedef struct
{
   char blob[20];
   char bean[30];
} Splato;

doit(Splato* mess)
{

#ifndef OK
/*
 * this blows up.
 */
asm ("	clrb %0@" : : "a" (mess->blob));
#endif

/*
 * This one seems to work.
 */

asm ("	clrb %0@" : : "a" ((char *)mess->blob));

}