Hallo, This happens when compiling file src/script/qscriptcontext_p.cpp in trolltech's qt 4.3.0 sources.
gcc -c -mpowerpc -mminimal-toc -O2 -Wall -W -D_THREAD_SAFE -DQT_SHARED -DQT_BUILD_SCRIPT_LIB -DQLALR_NO_QSCRIPTGRAMMAR_DEBUG_INFO -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_ASCII_CAST_WARNINGS -DQT3_SUPPORT -DQT_MOC_COMPAT -DQ_SCRIPT_DIRECT_CODE -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -I../../mkspecs/aix-g++ -I. -I../../include/QtCore -I../../include/QtCore -I../../include -I../../include/QtScript -I. -I. -o qscriptcontext_p.o qscriptcontext_p.cpp qscriptcontext_p.cpp: In member function 'void QScriptContextPrivate::execute(QScript::Code*)': qscriptcontext_p.cpp:2097: internal compiler error: Illegal instruction Using the -save-temps options causes "cc1plus: out of memory allocating", which also occurred with gcc 4.2.2 which caused me to try 4.2.1: [EMAIL PROTECTED] gcc -save-temps -c -mpowerpc -mminimal-toc -O2 -Wall -W -D_THREAD_SAFE -DQT_SHARED -DQT_BUILD_SCRIPT_LIB -DQLALR_NO_QSCRIPTGRAMMAR_DEBUG_INFO -DQT_NO_CAST_TO_ASCII -DQT_ASCII_CAST_WARNINGS -DQT3_SUPPORT -DQT_MOC_COMPAT -DQ_SCRIPT_DIRECT_CODE -DQT_NO_DEBUG -DQT_CORE_LIB -I../../mkspecs/aix-g++ -I. -I../../include/QtCore -I../../include/QtCore -I../../include -I../../include/QtScript -I. -I. -o qscriptcontext_p.o qscriptcontext_p.cpp cc1plus: out of memory allocating 24969464 bytes after a total of 247429368 bytes [EMAIL PROTECTED] gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: powerpc-ibm-aix5.2.0.0 Configured with: ../gcc-4.2.1/configure --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --enable-static --enable-shared --enable-threads --with-as=/usr/bin/as --without-gnu-ld --with-ld=/usr/bin/ld --prefix=/opt/gcc-4.2.1 --disable-nls --with-pic --disable-symvers --enable-symvers=no --enable-languages=c,c++,objc Thread model: aix gcc version 4.2.1 Where can I post the preprocessed source? It's somewhat big. thomas -- Summary: gcc fails to compile a file in the trolltech qt 4.3.0 source tree. Internal compiler error or "cc1plus: out of memory allocating" Product: gcc Version: 4.2.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: blocker Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: T dot Mittelstaedt at cadenas dot de GCC build triplet: powerpc-ibm-aix5.2.0. GCC host triplet: powerpc-ibm-aix5.2.0. GCC target triplet: powerpc-ibm-aix5.2.0. http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34738