Using gcc-4.3 to compile Gauche-0.8.13/src/vm.c with -O2 takes several minutes, this problem doesn't occur with gcc-4.2.
$ time /usr/bin/gcc-4.3 -O2 vm.i -c real 2m13.341s user 2m13.008s sys 0m0.308s $ time /usr/bin/gcc-4.3 -O2 testcase.i -c real 2m2.527s user 2m2.004s sys 0m0.336s $ time /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -O2 vm.i -c real 0m2.265s user 0m2.216s sys 0m0.040s $ gcc-4.3 -v Using built-in specs. Target: x86_64-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Debian 4.3.2-1' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.3/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.3 --program-suffix=-4.3 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --enable-cld --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.2 (Debian 4.3.2-1) $ gcc-4.2 -v Using built-in specs. Target: x86_64-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2 --program-suffix=-4.2 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.2.4 (Debian 4.2.4-3) [not sure about the component, it could be the register allocator, because I encountered a spiller error while reducing the testcase] -- Summary: gcc-4.3 regression: long compile times on source with lots of labels/gotos Product: gcc Version: 4.3.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: tree-optimization AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: edwintorok at gmail dot com GCC build triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37658