The following code crashes g++ 4.1.3 : *********START OF FILE************** #include using namespace std; double arctan(double x) { int i=1,n=20; double c=1.0,arct=0.0,paf=1.0,eps=0.00001,hab; hab=(x/(1+x*x)); do { arct+=paf; c+=2i/(2i+1); paf=(c*hab); i++; } while((ieps)); arct*=hab; return arct; } int main() { double Pi; Pi=4*(4*arctan(1/5)-arctan(1/239)); cout< search starts here: /usr/include/c++/4.1.3 /usr/include/c++/4.1.3/i486-linux-gnu /usr/include/c++/4.1.3/backward /usr/local/include /usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux-gnu/4.1.3/include /usr/include End of search list. GNU C++ version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2) (i486-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=100 --param ggc-min-heapsize=131072 Compiler executable checksum: 3cc47be363985179cfafdceddd0e8f5d test.cpp: In function ‘double arctan(double)’: test.cpp:12: internal compiler error: in const_binop, at fold-const.c:1641 Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See for instructions. For Debian GNU/Linux specific bug reporting instructions, see . Preprocessed source stored into /tmp/cczf63dY.out file, please attach this to your bugreport. -- Summary: g++ crashes on simple 20-line source file Product: gcc Version: 4.1.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: nmaquet at gmail dot com http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34086