[Bug c/30796] New: gcc 4.2.0 misscompiles glibc on linux-ppc 32bit

["arekm at pld-linux dot org" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org>]

Hello,

I'm getting bad results on linux-ppc platform. Building glibc 2.5 or glibc HEAD
using recent gcc snapshot (20070207) on linux ppc 32bit causes rpcgen binary
(built and later used in rest of glibc build process) to segfault. On x86_64,
x86 there is no problem.

In my case:
gcc-4.2.0-0.20070207.1.ppc (version from ~ October 2006 was afaik OK)
binutils-2.17.50.0.12-1.ppc (tried 2.17.50.0.5, 0.7, 0.11, too)

Trying to reproduce under gdb:

[builder2@forge sunrpc]$ CPP='gcc -E -x c-header' 
gdb --args /home/users/builder2/libc/build/elf/ld.so.1 --library-path
/home/users/builder2/libc/build:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/math:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/elf:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/dlfcn:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/nss:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/nis:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/rt:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/resolv:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/crypt:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/nptl
/home/users/builder2/libc/build/sunrpc/rpcgen -Y ../scripts -c 
rpcsvc/bootparam_prot.x -o
/home/users/builder2/libc/build/sunrpc/xbootparam_prot.T
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This GDB was configured as "ppc-pld-linux"...
(no debugging symbols found)
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/libthread_db.so.1".
(gdb) r
Starting 
program: /home/users/builder2/libc/build/elf/ld.so.1 --library-path
/home/users/builder2/libc/build:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/math:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/elf:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/dlfcn:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/nss:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/nis:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/rt:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/resolv:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/crypt:/home/users/builder2/libc/build/nptl
/home/users/builder2/libc/build/sunrpc/rpcgen -Y ../scripts -c 
rpcsvc/bootparam_prot.x -o
/home/users/builder2/libc/build/sunrpc/xbootparam_prot.T
(no debugging symbols found)

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x0801778c in _start ()
(gdb) bt
#0  0x0801778c in _start ()
#1  0x08017778 in _start ()
Cannot access memory at address 0x0
(gdb) quit

It seem that similar errors were visible in older gcc versions (there are
bugreports in bugzilla). Looks like the problem is back again.


-- 
           Summary: gcc 4.2.0 misscompiles glibc on linux-ppc 32bit
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.2.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: major
          Priority: P3
         Component: c
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: arekm at pld-linux dot org


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30796