The weekly snapshot (dated 20081107) of gcc 4.4 fails to compile on a Sun Solaris machine with the following errors.
cc -g -DIN_GCC -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -o cc1-dummy c-lang.o stub-objc.o attribs.o c-errors.o c-lex.o c-pragma.o c-decl.o c-typeck.o c-convert.o c-aux-info.o c-common.o c-opts.o c-format.o c-semantics.o c-ppoutput.o c-cppbuiltin.o c-objc-common.o c-dump.o c-pch.o c-parser.o sol2-c.o c-gimplify.o tree-mudflap.o c-pretty-print.o c-omp.o dummy-checksum.o \ main.o tree-browser.o libbackend.a ../libcpp/libcpp.a ../libdecnumber/libdecnumber.a ../libcpp/libcpp.a ./../intl/libintl.a ../libiberty/libiberty.a ../libdecnumber/libdecnumber.a -lmpfr -lgmp -lmpfr -lgmp ild: (undefined symbol) gimple_check_failed -- referenced in the text segment of libbackend.a(tree-ssa-loop-unswitch.o) ild: (undefined symbol) gimple_check_failed -- referenced in the text segment of libbackend.a(tree-ssa-loop-prefetch.o) ild: (undefined symbol) gimple_check_failed -- referenced in the text segment of libbackend.a(tree-loop-linear.o) ild: (undefined symbol) gimple_check_failed -- referenced in the text segment of libbackend.a(tree-affine.o) ild: (undefined symbol) gimple_check_failed -- referenced in the text segment of libbackend.a(lambda-trans.o) .... lot of these errors..... make[3]: *** [cc1-dummy] Error 5 make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/kkusuman/software/compileHere/gcc-4.4-20081107/gcc' make[2]: *** [all-stage1-gcc] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/kkusuman/software/compileHere/gcc-4.4-20081107' make[1]: *** [stage1-bubble] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/kkusuman/software/compileHere/gcc-4.4-20081107' I am using the Sun solaris cc compiler. > cc -V cc: Sun C 5.5 2003/03/12 $ ar t gcc/libbackend.a | grep gimple.o gimple.o However, $ nm gcc/gimple.o | grep check_failed U gimple_check_failed The issue was first pointed out at http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-help/2008-11/msg00135.html . More information can be found in that thread. I will gladly provide any additional information (if necessary) to fix this bug. thanks raju -- Summary: gcc fails to compile with (undefined symbol) gimple_check_failed error Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: bootstrap AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: kamaraju at gmail dot com http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=38100