http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54751
--- Comment #4 from Joost VandeVondele <Joost.VandeVondele at mat dot ethz.ch> 2012-10-02 10:39:41 UTC --- More reasonable with -enable-checking=release 4.8(checking=yes): ~10min 4.8(checking=release): 1min28s. 4.7 : 0min58s maybe some of the checking is a bit excessive in this case.