CVSROOT: /cvs/src Module name: src Changes by: vapier@sourceware.org 2012-07-31 09:02:35 Modified files: libiberty : ChangeLog md5.c Log message: libiberty/md5: fix strict alias warnings Current libiberty md5 code triggers these warnings with gcc-4.7.1 for me: libiberty/md5.c: In function ‘md5_finish_ctx’: libiberty/md5.c:117:3: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing] libiberty/md5.c:118:3: warning: dereferencing type-punned pointer will break strict-aliasing rules [-Wstrict-aliasing] The change below fixes things for me. The optimized output (-O2) is the same before/after my change on x86_64-linux. I imagine it'll be the same for most targets. It seems simpler than using a union on the md5_ctx buffer since these are the only two locations in the code where this occurs. Patches: http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/libiberty/ChangeLog.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.611&r2=1.612 http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/libiberty/md5.c.diff?cvsroot=src&r1=1.12&r2=1.13