Please see the following thread in IBM's CELL BE Forum for more details: http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=182669
-- Summary: GCC for CELL processor does NOT relocate properly with Optimization Turned on., Product: gcc Version: 4.1.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: sparc64 at rediffmail dot com GCC build triplet: 4.1.1 GCC host triplet: ??? GCC target triplet: CELL BE Host running Linux http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34116