I didn't have this problems using gcc-3.4.2 When I try to compile the file, gcc-4.0.0 reports error which is not reported by gcc-3.4.2
Info follows: version of GCC: sparc-sun-solaris2.8-gcc-4.0.0 (GCC) 4.1.0 20050309 (experimental) system type: SunOS 5.8 GCC configure options: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/toolchain-4.0.0 --with-gnu-as --with-gnu-l d --enable-languages=c,c++ command line: g++ -v -save-temps -gstabs+ -fPIC -c -o -DUNIX -DUSING_STLPORT -I/home/lib/S TLport/stlport sugarconverter.o sugarconverter.cpp compiler output: home/lib/STLport/stlport sugarconverter.o sugarconverter.cpp Using built-in specs. Target: sparc-sun-solaris2.8 Configured with: ../gcc/configure --prefix=/usr/local/toolchain-4.0.0 --with-gnu-as --with-gn u-ld --enable-languages=c,c++ Thread model: posix gcc version 4.1.0 20050309 (experimental) /space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../libexec/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2. 8/4.1.0/cc1plus -E -quiet -v -I/home/lib/STLport/stlport -iprefix /space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4. 1.0/ -DUSING_STLPORT sugarconverter.cpp -mcpu=v7 -fPIC -fworking-directory -fpch-preprocess -o sugarconverter.ii ignoring nonexistent directory "/space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4 .1.0/../../../../sparc-sun-solaris2.8/include" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/local/toolchain-4.0.0/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4.1.0/../../../../i nclude/c++/4.1.0" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/local/toolchain-4.0.0/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4.1.0/../../../../i nclude/c++/4.1.0/sparc-sun-solaris2.8" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/local/toolchain-4.0.0/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4.1.0/../../../../i nclude/c++/4.1.0/backward" ignoring duplicate directory "/usr/local/toolchain-4.0.0/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4.1.0/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/toolchain-4.0.0/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4.1.0/../../../../s parc-sun-solaris2.8/include" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /home/lib/STLport/stlport /space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4. 1.0/../../../../include/c++/4.1.0 /space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4. 1.0/../../../../include/c++/4.1.0/sparc-sun-solaris2.8 /space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4. 1.0/../../../../include/c++/4.1.0/backward /space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4. 1.0/include /usr/local/include /usr/local/toolchain-4.0.0/include /usr/include End of search list. sugarconverter.cpp:4:10: warning: #pragma once in main file /space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../libexec/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2. 8/4.1.0/cc1plus -fpreprocessed sugarconverter.ii -quiet -dumpbase sugarconverter.cpp -mcpu=v7 -auxbase-strip -DUNIX -gstabs+ -version -fPIC -o sugarconverter.s GNU C++ version 4.1.0 20050309 (experimental) (sparc-sun-solaris2.8) compiled by GNU C version 4.0.0 20050221 (experimental). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=30 --param ggc-min-heapsize=4096 /space/home/usr.local/toolchain-4.0.0/bin/../lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/4. 1.0/../../../../sparc-sun-solaris2.8/bin/as -V -Qy -s -K PIC -xarch=v8 -o -DUNIX sugarconverter.s GNU assembler version 2.14 (sparc-sun-solaris2.8) using BFD version 2.14 20030612 sugarconverter.s: Assembler messages: sugarconverter.s:888: Error: can't resolve `.text' {.text section} - `_ZThn4_N15TSugarConverter5VisitEPK1A' {.gnu.linkonce.t._ZThn4_N15TSugarConverter5VisitEPK1A section} distcc[3959] ERROR: compile (NULL) on localhost failed -- Summary: gcc-4.0.0 doesn't produce a valid assembler file. Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: ivanr at syncad dot com CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.8 GCC host triplet: sparc-sun-solaris2.8 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20446