Here is what happens, the program ola2.cpp and ola2.ii are available from http://www.idi.ntnu.no/~petrovic/ola2.zip
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- furu$ g++ -v -save-temps -o ola2 ola2.cpp -O3 -Wall Reading specs from /store/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/specs Configured with: /stores/stash/gcc/src-3.4.3-local/gcc-3.4.3/configure --with- local-prefix=/store --prefix=/store --with-included-gettext --with- libiconv=/store/lib Thread model: posix gcc version 3.4.3 /store/libexec/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/cc1plus -E -quiet -v - iprefix /stores/idislave/.gcc/ver-3.4.3/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun- solaris2.9/3.4.3/ ola2.cpp -mcpu=v7 -Wall -O3 -o ola2.ii ignoring nonexistent directory "/stores/idislave/.gcc/ver- 3.4.3/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3" ignoring nonexistent directory "/stores/idislave/.gcc/ver- 3.4.3/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun- solaris2.9/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3/sparc-sun-solaris2.9" ignoring nonexistent directory "/stores/idislave/.gcc/ver- 3.4.3/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun- solaris2.9/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3/backward" ignoring nonexistent directory "/stores/idislave/.gcc/ver- 3.4.3/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/stores/idislave/.gcc/ver- 3.4.3/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/../../../../sparc-sun- solaris2.9/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/store/lib/gcc/sparc-sun- solaris2.9/3.4.3/../../../../sparc-sun-solaris2.9/include" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /store/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3 /store/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3/sparc- sun-solaris2.9 /store/lib/gcc/sparc-sun- solaris2.9/3.4.3/../../../../include/c++/3.4.3/backward /store/include /store/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/include /usr/include End of search list. /store/libexec/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.9/3.4.3/cc1plus -fpreprocessed ola2.ii - quiet -dumpbase ola2.cpp -mcpu=v7 -auxbase ola2 -O3 -Wall -version -o ola2.s GNU C++ version 3.4.3 (sparc-sun-solaris2.9) compiled by GNU C version 3.4.3. GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=100 --param ggc-min-heapsize=131072 g++: Internal error: Segmentation Fault (program cc1plus) Please submit a full bug report. See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Summary: Internal error: Segmentation Fault (program cc1plus) on a very long cout << ... << command Product: gcc Version: 3.4.3 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: pavel dot petrovic at gmail dot com CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21393