The following documentation lists the problems we have fixed. We hope that you find it useful. This information, as well as all reported problems that are still outstanding, is available in ASCII form from Cygnus Solutions. Contact us at support@cygnus.com or by phone,+1 408 542 9601, and ask for the ASCII list of known and/or fixed bugs for the current release. Each bug summary begins with the Cygnus Solutions Problem Report number. A problem report closes only when the customer who reported the bug agrees the problem is solved. The following summaries of fixed bugs are organized by the reporting category—that is, by the software component, such as gdb or g++.
9211
compilation of shared RogueWave Tools.h++
6.1 (+patch) fails
9495
Sun Ultra support
10708
Request for help with porting BFD backend
to new processor
11079
large 29k coff files with embedded stabs
debugging info cause vxgdb to segfault
11253
routine declared differently in coff-aux.c
11256
recursively defined macro in ppcboot.c
11329
rdata section has 0 flags in section header
11478
COFF header f_symptr contains odd value
11767
Rqst explain of hardcoded 0xffff limit
for s_nreloc and s_nlnno
9975
objcopy
10078
support question
10349
will a.out work for my purposes?
10720
nm cores on /usr/lib/libcl.a
10819
binutils build problem with lex/flex
10857
compiler listing
10914
objcopy for 96q1 i386 elf backend - invalid
argument
10963
problem with using "ar"
11184
Question on object-dump
11235
Cannot disassemble non-standard sections.
11396
no line numbers from objdump
11598
printf does not work
10644
Can't build ppc simulator using gcc-2.5.8.
10822
I've tried building the four progressive-96q3
cross-compilers
11211
"make install" does not install
all info files
11213
96q4 has 2.7-95q4 as name
11756
it seems that awk,sed and egrep that come
with HPUX10.2 aren't
10126
configure fails to define HAVE_STDDEF_H
10443
configure scripts break due to relative
path references
11104
'$' missing before '{UNAME_RELEASE}' in
cofig.guess
11224
I get an error when trying to run the configure
command
11445
Differences between Solaris 2.4, 2.5 distributions
11549
Unknown makefile target glob/glob.h
Cygnus Solutions C++ Support Library (libg++)
967
Default constructor for Integer leaves
the object in a state which is ! OK()
968
Default constructor for Rational leaves
the object in a state which is ! OK()
5380
Why are all the default file permissions
0664 and not 0666 in libg++?
5381
How about a 'version' string in libg++.a?
6333
Somehow libg++ emits -18446744071562067968
instead of -2147483648
9289
Purify reports an error when I close a
file
9451
Can't use STL find() from a const member
function
10905
irix6 libio/dbz/rdbz make check failure
11090
libstdc++ fails to build on tarkas
Cygnus Solutions C Support Library (libc)
8628
printf does not work
10546
expect won't build on hpux
9184
PR gdb/6539 additional information
10398
document statement clarification
11569
ps version of docs on ftp.cygnus.com:/pub/docs/96q1-*-ps.tar.gz
incomplete
5185
emacs file size limit
7320
Emacs version questions
8351
emacs loads or takes longer to startup
10589
JAL with absolute addr fails, alignment
fails
10595
Mips-idt-ecoff tripping over -xassembly-with-cpp
again.
10605
A question
10621
How to avoid unaligned access
10654
MIPS assembler generates extra inst for
div, shifts are signed
10673
Branch not resolving the correct address
10716
ld reorders parts of constants
10717
Code in shared library aborts but runs
in normal library
10852
I want to assemble the difference cross
assemble codes.
10861
symbol table problems in sparc PIC output
10923
AS seems to be missing some PowerPC nmemonics
10924
Single line comment is AS is what?
10943
GNU assembler does not fully support PIC
11159
No acknowledgement of last send-pr.
11161
Bug with -Z option (gas)
11201
PPC assembler input "b 2" should
cause an error
11236
GAS does not accept parallel instructions.
11394
Is it possible to build shareable libs
for m68020 targets?
11423
macros in MRI mode create undefined reference
11425
More information on -membedded-pic needed
11440
Wrong line numbers reported for oddly aligned
text labels
11461
input line pointer gets mispositioned,
causing various failures
11507
C-compiler generates erroneous code
11715
Within literals in macros, semicolons get
replaced with LFs
11724
undefined symbol not flagged
11725
bad line number and filename in asm errors
11746
gas doesn't exclude voided conditional
fragments from listing
11758
Source line too long for assembler (rs6000-ibm-aix4.1)
9900
how do I create mixed high level and assembly
listing
9925
[Power PC: some difficulties in getting
data aligned in the bss section]
GNU Assembler Preprocessor (gasp)
10887
I want to convert my program from upper
case to lower case.
5744
gcc doesn't treat "#ifdef 0"
as an error
6320
GCC 2.6.0 function address on SGI Indy
7794
Pointers to functions don't have %g4 ORed
into them
7870
gcc: typedef with -traditional (C)
8004
SPARC64 gcc incorrectly builds pointers
to switch jump tables
8016
Cannot build the new source base
8171
Cygnus linking problem on AIX 3.2.4 vs
3.2.5
8740
iostream.cc:99: undefined reference to
'__truncxfdf2'
8743
debugging information - source file path
names (-Gf)
8803
missing store for extended part of int64
function return
8872
trouble linking on AIX 3.2.5
9344
gcc debug information is TOO BIG
9420
gcc error
9473
The hp linker gives error: Invalid Loader
Fixup for symbol blah
9915
Undocumented built-in functions
9919
Want the equivalent of MRI -Zm2 (pad structs
to even byte)
9955
What is the symbol __eabi used for?
9967
Where is source code for powerpc 821 versions
of crti.o and crtn.o?
10025
unresolved __main linking with PPCLink
10146
virtual table not defined on AIX
10196
gethosid prototype incorrect on dec osf
10220
printf appears to be broken
10310
cc1 crashes for several applications
10331
gcc -O2 -dSR yeilds exception trap in cc1
on PPC NT
10339
Targeting gcc to a pcode machine
10357
bss declaration emitted as data segment
10374
AIX gcc linking bug and STREAMs
10382
new version of gcc does not work like old
version (with
10396
do not get xcoff header
10476
gcc fail to compate legal C code
10483
soft-float libm.a is using registers sf3-31
on i960
10492
STATUS_DATATYPE_MISALIGNMENT in executable
10493
GCC compilation causes CYGWIN32.DLL exception
10540
What is required for compiler ?
10547
undefined references to __cmpdi2, __floatdidf,
__fixunsdfdi
10565
i386-cygwin32 can't find header where it
should
10579
unable to link on hp/ux 10.20
10582
can't compile cc1plus with NT native
10583
cc1 crashes on ppc NT
10614
hppa code generation error
10662
cc1 dies in native NT build
10664
Search paths wrong in just-built x86 NT
native cpp
10701
.sbss section
10702
.sbss section
10854
mac self-host config incomplete
10979
m68k-coff-gcc does not seem to generate
underscore prefixes
10982
hpux 10 giving new error
11001
just to test send-pr for the first time
11072
sh-hms-gcc needs to generate "gcc2_compiled"
stab
11097
hppa cc1 crashes optimizing pic code
11123
Can't compile 64-bit divide for MIPS
11205
Incomplete type debug info for forward
reference to struct
11234
Irregular output by printf().
11243
What support do m68k tools provide for
68360 ?
11361
hppa: bad code generated with -fPIC
11428
virtual table not defined on AIX
11460
-fpack-struct causes byte moves on 68k
11483
Error: misaligned data
11500
cannot build source
11531
Question regarding switch statement, GCC
11568
where is atexit() defined ?
11587
post-increment reloaded pessimally
11657
gcc generates incorrect code
11658
gcc generates incorrect code
11696
gcc on Solaris core dumps
11701
gcc fails compile/930621-1.c
11708
No macro expansion by cpp, under a combination
of circumstances.
11726
No macro expansion by cpp, under a combination
of circumstances.
11753
Help reading stabs info
214
misleading error message for invalid function
pointer type
848
iostream incompatibility compiling NIH
Class LIbrary
983
Question on why g++ "can't be used"
with NIHCL
1257
For undefined symbols NDAMName::NDAMName(int)
reported instead of NDAMName::NDAMName()
1963
-Wuninitialized does not pick up all of
the uninitialized uses
2573
g++ can take the address of a bound function
(which is illegal?)
3700
yet another "SetCH.h:28: syntax error
at null character"
3755
static constructors and destructors in
shared libraries not called
4648
template class, initializing of static
field
5767
overloading operator resolution
5774
overloading operator resolution
5792
g++ gives error on some functional cast
5793
overloading operator resolution
5856
type_info must be built internally
5960
false error for adding defaults to arguments
in prototype
6018
g++ misses implicit user-defined conversion
6055
overloading, conversion operators and builtins
6075
Big jump in executable size from 2.6.2
-> 2.6.3
6243
Odd error messages when using dynamic libraries
on an alpha
6262
Huge size difference with '-O1 -g' vs '-g'
6367
g++ compiler outputs an internal error
message and stops on code that compiles elsewhere
6505
Where is bcmp, bcopy, bzero?
6578
g++: internal compiler error
6626
Compiler Error when using Explicit template
instantiation.
6714
need explanation of warning message output
by g++
6748
g++: gives wrong error
6754
objects not passable as varargs
6837
g++: anonymous union causes g++ to report
nonexistent error
6859
The presence of an innocuous case causes
a parse failure
6863
g++: forward decl causes gcc not to execute
ct, dt
6900
int((array)[1]) gives compile time error
6901
scoping of variable in for() is wrong
7161
g++: calls wrong member function, doesn't
notice volatile
7162
g++: Internal compiler error
7282
Internal compiler error when compiling
simple source file.
7318
Compiler internal error when using simple
template class
7329
g++: Internal compiler error 233
7330
g++: Internal compiler error (operator
delete)
7350
g++: Internal compiler error
7351
g++: Internal compiler error (tmpl, <(double*)0>)
7352
g++: Internal compiler error (tmpl func)
7378
g++: Internal compiler error (templates)
7379
g++: Internal compiler error (templ)
7534
g++: wrong error message
7739
Class has a 'private: operator delete';
can't create static objects
7740
ptr to mf: invalid instruction sequence
7747
g++ problem with bool
7868
g++: mistakenly creates local struct
8063
Internal compliler error while compiling
a non debug version of a c++ file.
8245
declaration of '_ctor_arg' shadows a parameter
8279
Simple STL program won't compile
8460
should explicit ctor calls be allowed?
8518
static members don't follow access control
8620
Member names and typedefs
8841
Another C++ parse error
8934
Nested typedef cannot be void
9110
Static member of class cannot be used as
default argument of member fcn
9111
Incorrect qual of template def causes internal
error
9212
Program using RogueWave's Tools.h++ 6.1
fails in RWCString class
9230
Mysterious constructors
9267
Assembler getting a -u flag and complaining
ahbout it.
9437
Warnings for unused parameters
9572
Can't make g++ happy
9979
template error - does not recognize type
9983
internal compiler with friend declaration
10038
can't find overloaded method
10059
doesn't recognize base class in template
10095
-V is being passed to GNU as
10166
if statement takes wrong branch
10247
syntax error causes c++ internal compiler
error
10300
virtual not called depending on syntax
used
10368
Cannot choose between void* and const void*
if arg is ptr to
10380
destructors of global variables are not
called when re-defining exit()
10469
bad code generated for branch on hp700
(when optimizing)
10647
Is there a common code generator for multiple
HP architectures?
10660
__attribute__((__packed__)) is broken in
96q3
10782
internal compiler error with Rogue Wave
10786
Compiler Confusion - internal compiler
error
10815
Template instantiation causes assembler
error
10817
warning about too few arguments in function
10882
iostream cin bug
10912
problem return structs in regs
10985
Need thread-safe exceptions in m68k-wrs-vxworks-g++
11106
garbage after '#pragma interface'
11116
pointer to method conversions
11125
Cannot convert p2mf to const pointer
11129
gcc crashes with error message and register
dump.
11144
another lifetime of temporary problem
11160
Warning message from system header file
when -W specified
11169
internal compiler error 191
11181
cyg018 -- how to install g++-include files
11182
cyg018 -- how to install g++-include files
11183
cyg018 -- how to install g++-include files
11220
Internal compiler error
11237
g++ thinks member access is ambiguous
11242
error using template reference
11260
can't do implicit conversion
11269
link problems with /usr/lib/milli.a
11270
bad warning in case statement
11285
can't find matching function anymore
11286
Ambiguious operator> when using Tools++
and stl
11315
Hard type in template class loops cc1plus
11344
Internal compiler error 56
11345
Template instantiation with -g causes assembler
error
11359
Problem with nested forward class declaration
11374
Internal Compiler Error on "Throw"
11457
lifetime of temporary problem, still
11481
access to private base destructor allowed
11482
no warning issued for cast from void *
to enum
11497
Internal compiler error
11513
spacing bug
11538
OSF linker warning
11543
can I configure g++ to default to -mcpu=common?
11577
Problem with virtual table
11582
name lookup fails on class const element.
11614
STL bvector.h doesn't compile
11640
Internal compiler error in cc1plus
11649
Internal G++ compiler error
11661
96q1 compiles this file, what changed ?
11693
Template unification problem
11699
Base initializer called instead of class
constructor
11713
G++ exception support
11742
passing additional arguments to the ctor
1752
"target udi" request progname
but doesn't check existance.
1755
gdb is not sending ANY messages to the
TIP when quitting.
3558
a29k-amd-udi-gdb should NOT load zero length
COFF sections
3562
gdb only loads 1 section of the same name
3593
a29k-amd-udi-gdb fails to connect to target
6007
Unix variables in pathnames
6069
Using while/if in breakpoint commands don't
work
6733
gdbtk hangs up sometimes when trying to
display variable
6834
Error in TclScript -- bad text index ".0"
7278
Can't run gdb GUI for EST at all (PC host)
7421
Need syntax for argument passing on define
command
7907
i386-aout-gdb failed to connect to target
7985
stabs for solaris gcc
8081
cannot read file gdbtk.tcl
8378
Need Status of PR 7871
8443
gdb saving symbol table fails on hpux
8486
GDB's GUI doesn't handle "commands"
command
8580
Device busy error
8736
How does one build wingdb?
9021
gdb can't read cores on an Auspex machine
9022
wingdb requires use of non-supported compiler
9142
gdbtk chokes on if in command block
9198
Stabs-in-coff broken for non-contiguous
memory regions
9300
Patches for a gnu (hurd) native gdb
9367
Control-C to GDBtk doesn't interrupt executing
program
9370
The default action for all keys in the
source window should be changed
9372
GDBtk window does not size all the way
to the edge of the screen
9373
prints inside commands don't output anything
9374
Command list for a breakpoint must be input
from the shell
9380
Reopen PR#8580 (device busy error)
9383
Error in GDBtk when expression window open
9384
Clicking on variable gives different windows
9385
User-defined command prompt appears in
shell window
9539
gdb dies with Error: bad text index "anchor"
9878
How to stop a GDB while loop
9970
load command should not assume mainline
file
10026
'gdb' bug with Options - Select Source
File
10233
GDB: "commands" function not
working
10243
gdb print extra registers
10245
gdb will not configure on machines without
X11 headers / libraries
10383
gdb is confused by functions in alternate
sections
10393
gdb places data in the wroing location
10397
Error: invalid command name .files_window.list"
10456
need version of elfcore.h that supports
threads for 96q2
10489
libstdc++.so not mappable
10548
debugging of .s files with #includes is
wierded out
10567
how do I compile gdb?
10656
warning: Unable to find __d_pid symbol
in object file
10730
GDB can't open non-trivial core files.
10738
GDB handles zero length arrays poorly
10760
Local symbols are not available within
gdb.
10879
irix6 hosted cross gdb can not be built
10976
Get error message when the register menu
item is selected
11022
Can't debug native-compiled Solaris code
11089
gdb GUI causes poll failed error
11172
test report -- please ignore
11173
cyg017 -- unfavorable message for trap0
11195
gdb coredump during Dhrystone.
11196
exit() causes coredump to simulator.
11214
bug of gdbtk confirmed by Doug Evans
11215
bug of gdbtk confirmed by Doug Evans
11216
bug of gdbtk confirmed by Doug Evans
11217
bug of gdbtk confirmed by Doug Evans
11262
cyg022 -- cannot rebuild m32r-elf-gdb
11263
cyg022 -- cannot rebuild m32r-elf-gdb
11466
gdb exits with a seg fault on start up
11509
gdb dumps core
11556
Poll failed in gdbtk
11645
GDB on m68k-coff refuses to display members
of structure.
11664
gdb hangs on NT when trying to get to breakpoint
11678
The PowerPC simulator has several files
which violate DOS conventions
7333
brz/brnz don't reference label like ba/bne
8563
linker and binutils do not support Intel
Hex format
8697
object files correct, but ld is resolving
wrong branch address
10337
can't link native compiled object with
gcc
10418
AIX shared object contains invalid fields
10427
is stuff in .bss and .sbss important?
10505
intel hex file missing EXTENDED LINEAR
ADDRESS RECORDs
10559
linker for 29k generates incorrect section
size for .lit
10596
image base arg to linker taken out in NT
native tools
10633
LD does not understand MRI libraries
10661
ld output map - MEMORY CONFIGURATION section
10681
cannot obtain a load map
10684
ld fails with "relocation truncated
to fit: R_SPARC_GOT13 symname"
10693
TOC restored without save crashes program
10709
Weak references are not properly resolved
by static libraries
10711
ld incorporates too many symbols into shared
libraries
10759
runtime core dump with 3rd party library
10768
How do we create a statically linked program
10827
ld seems to copy too few symbols now
10842
ld -r doesn't preserve machine type flags
in the elf headers e_flags.
10886
valiable distnation segment
10888
can't produce correct ELF executables with
ld command language
11074
gld cant link a static module on SunOS
for 96Q3
11147
cannot create shared object.
11174
seg fault in linux ld
11197
Linking non-standard sections.
11244
old ld bug appears to be back
11272
request: ld flag like -R but allows symbol
redefinition
11379
gnu-ld exporting symbols that it shouldn't
with -unix
11450
how to write startup code w/initialized
variables
11597
-mh option is useless without -mint32
11599
ld -r: ARM26D should be ARM26
11605
"AT" link script directive not
working
11647
/usr/gnu/ld: bfd assertion fail /babar/build/96q4/sparc-sun-solaris2.5/progressive/bfd/elflink.h:3012
11665
static initializers not called in shared
libraries
11707
lib dirs are not getting added to the ld
command in solaris
11745
Application linked with -static gets segmentation
fault
11760
ld not creating statically linked executables
(SunOS)
6962
How does one build make for MSDOS?
10734
GNU make's Makefile.in cannot use the srcdir=
variable.
9256
Spinner configuration is a mess
10581
Compiling a new version of CDK
11381
expect.h includes expect_comm.h wich includes
8406
Info file "dir" has almost nothing
in it
Installation (Generic Problems)
5875
diff3 depends on PATH, runs wrong diff
10379
Can't install Cygnus 96q3(alpha-dec-osff3.2C)
on OSF1alphaV3.2
10506
Installation problem with 96q3 on alpha-dec-osf3.2C
10510
Install fixincludes does not recognise
solaris 2.5
10513
There are installation errors when trying
to install tapes
10519
Install command returns and error
10569
Installation of Solaris tookkit requires
setting of LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable
10591
Installation extraction error for hpux9
prog-96q3 patch
10671
building for a29k-wrs-vxworks target fails
because newlib includes not visible
10687
the hpux9-q2 install script has a bug on
line 137
10689
The hpux10-q2 tape you sent us is bad--it
will not Install properly.
10756
after installing, the hpux9 software does
not create a bin dir for the tools
11139
96q4 tape not readable
11148
Can't install 96q4 tape for alpha-dec-osf3.2C
11165
Extraction error during rs6000 install
11398
install failed
11416
test of installation (hello) fails
11766
Can't install because of tape error
2432
m4 doesn't produce non-zero exit status
for missing files
10202
PowerPC GNU MacOS Install Scripts
10691
Tcl_File type missing from Tcl header.
11273
strtod.c looks for compat/stdlib.h in wrong
place
7120
CNS/Win installation doesn't include Help
file
9347
kadmin modify missing +hwauth
10453
kadmin (new) gives error initializing kadmin
interface
10584
kadmin can't read /etc/krb5.conf
10585
kadmin.local thinks the -m option requires
an argument
10618
kadmin modprinc can't clear a policy
10619
kadmin modprinc can't clear a policy
10657
kinit doesn't deal with whitespace in ticket
lifetimes
10677
ftpd doesn't work with ftp/ key?
10747
non-ascii principal names break kdb5_util
load
11360
checksum_type in krb5.conf is ignored
9274
patch -V numbered fails to work
1754
Not receiving pr numbers for submit problems.
11662
send-pr does not work in 96q4
7369
Problems with Tape Distribution
11491
request sparc-sun-solaris2.5 instead of
sparc-sun-solaris2
9633
Support question
9640
Cygnus available on? SGI 5.3, SGI 6.2,
Open VMS 6.2 & 7.0, SCO Unix 5.0, Sequent PTX4.1.3, DG Intel 5.3R4.1
11031
customer id?
11038
test
11048
sales question
11058
support call
11059
support call
11082
gcc questions
11088
gdb question
10494
iostream support needed for gcc
10496
Out of queue slots in recursive tool executions
10679
sh must be able to be located elsewhere
than /bin