I just tried to call cc1 of gcc version 4.2.0 20060113 (experimental) on an x86 directly with
------------- ./cc1 --help ------------- in a hope, that it would tell me more about what exactly it is (I assume a C front end). And the result was this: ------ $ ./cc1 --help The following options are language-independent: cc1: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. ------ In fact all the front-ends that I tested (cc1, cc1plus, cc1obj, f951 and gnat1) ICE like this. It's probably no big deal, since it is not probably supposed to be called directly like this anyway, but I think that doesn't mean it may ICE, or does it? -- Summary: ICE with directly called "cc1 --help" Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: minor Priority: P3 Component: other AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: drab at kepler dot fjfi dot cvut dot cz GCC host triplet: i?86-pc-*-* http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25800