For my generated C file that has 24MB, gcc fails after 11 seconds with: gcc: Internal error: Segmentation fault (program cc1) Please submit a full bug report.
Fedora 11 64-bit, Pentium Quad Core, 2.83GHz, 4GB memory, gcc 4.4.1 $ uname -a Linux 2.6.30.9-99.fc11.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Nov 17 21:30:38 EST 2009 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux Source file and valgrind report are added as attachment. -- Summary: Segmentation fault for large C file (24MB) Product: gcc Version: 4.4.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: ihusar at fit dot vutbr dot cz GCC host triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43600