The constructor in the code for bug 16717 (below) gets called twice when compiled by 3.3.4 with - funit-at-a-time, but only once when called without -funit-at-a-time. This sounds like the opposite of bug 16717, which was marked as a 3.4 regression, and supposedly not a problem in 3.3.4.
#include <stdio.h> void hello (void) __attribute__ ((constructor)); void hello (void) { printf ("Hello world\n"); } int main (void) { return 0; } Here's the session: [EMAIL PROTECTED] scripts 18:00:33 81> /usr/bin/g++ -v -funit-at-a-time ../cpp/bugfiles/GCC_bugfiles/noerror/16717-attr- constructor.cpp Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/specs Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local -- infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc,java,ada -- disable-checking --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-libgcj --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/g++ --with- slibdir=/lib --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit i586-suse-linux Thread model: posix gcc version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809) /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/cc1plus -quiet -v -D__GNUC__=3 -D__GNUC_MINOR__=3 - D__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__=4 -D_GNU_SOURCE ../cpp/bugfiles/GCC_bugfiles/noerror/16717-attr- constructor.cpp -D__GNUG__=3 -quiet -dumpbase 16717-attr-constructor.cpp -auxbase 16717-attr- constructor -version -funit-at-a-time -o /tmp/ccKqhSCv.s GNU C++ version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809) (i586-suse-linux) compiled by GNU C version 3.3.4 (pre 3.3.5 20040809). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=81 --param ggc-min-heapsize=96968 #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /usr/include/g++ /usr/include/g++/i586-suse-linux /usr/include/g++/backward /usr/local/include /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/include /usr/i586-suse-linux/include /usr/include End of search list. /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/as -V -Qy -o /tmp/ccgrP3v1.o /tmp/ccKqhSCv.s GNU assembler version 2.15.91.0.2 (i586-suse-linux) using BFD version 2.15.91.0.2 20040727 (SuSE Linux) /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/collect2 --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_i386 -dynamic-linker /lib/ld- linux.so.2 /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/ 3.3.4/../../../crti.o /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse- linux/3.3.4 -L/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../../i586-suse-linux/lib -L/usr/lib/gcc- lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../.. /tmp/ccgrP3v1.o -lstdc++ -lm -lgcc_s -lgcc -lc -lgcc_s -lgcc /usr/ lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.4/../../../crtn.o [EMAIL PROTECTED] scripts 18:00:57 82> a.out Hello world Hello world [EMAIL PROTECTED] scripts 18:01:07 83> [EMAIL PROTECTED] scripts 18:01:08 83> /usr/bin/g++ -fno-unit-at-a-time ../cpp/bugfiles/GCC_bugfiles/noerror/16717-attr- constructor.cpp [EMAIL PROTECTED] scripts 18:01:37 84> a.out Hello world [EMAIL PROTECTED] scripts 18:01:39 85> -- Summary: __attribute__((constructor)) called twice with -funit- at-a-time Product: gcc Version: 3.3.4 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: flash at pobox dot com CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23472