On Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:17:04 +0100, "Christian T. Steigies" wrote: > I looked through the failed packages yesterday and found some that > had strange gcc failures, how does gcc know a bug is not reproducible? > > http://www.buildd.net/cgi/package_status?unstable_pkg=texmaker&searchtype=m68k&arch=m68k > The bug is not reproducible, so it is likely a hardware or OS problem.
I get the impression that gcc (Debian, or upstream) integrated a Red Hat feature. "When a Red Hat gcc release gets an ICE, it tries re-executing the command, to see if it fails again. If it doesn't, then that usually indicates a hardware problem." [1] [1] http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-11/msg01309.html Jim Wilson, 2005, seen Feb 19 2007 Drew Daniels Resume: http://www.boxheap.net/ddaniels/resume.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
