This bug applies to gcc 4.0 and 4.1. The following code:
--- snip here --- extern void Assert( const char *file, int linenum, const char *function, const char *condition, int &ignoreflag); #define ASSERT(ZZ) \ { static int ignore = 0; \ if( !ignore && !(ZZ) ) \ Assert( __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, #ZZ, ignore); } class foo { public: int x; }; class bar { public: foo f; }; bar * testcase() { bar *r = new bar(); foo *f = &r->f; ASSERT((void *)f == (void *)r); return r; } --- snip here --- causes a segfault: $ g++ -v Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.0 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-awt=gtk-default --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre --with-tune=i686 --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.0.4 20060730 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.3-6) $ g++ -c -O testcase.C -o testcase.o distcc[30704] ERROR: compile /home/joe/.ccache/testcase.tmp.barstow.30700.ii on localhost failed testcase.C: In function 'bar* testcase()': testcase.C:20: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. For Debian GNU/Linux specific bug reporting instructions, see <URL:file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.0/README.Bugs>. $ g++-4.1 -v Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.1 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-mpfr --with-tune=i686 --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.1.2 20060729 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-10) $ g++-4.1 -c -O testcase.C -o testcase.o testcase.C: In function 'bar* testcase()': testcase.C:20: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault Please submit a full bug report, with preprocessed source if appropriate. See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions. For Debian GNU/Linux specific bug reporting instructions, see <URL:file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.1/README.Bugs>. Removing the ASSERT, or changing the assert to "if ((void *)f == (void *)r)", causes the crash to go away. -- Summary: ICE (segfault) when comparing pointers with -O (and higher) Product: gcc Version: 4.1.2 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: hoserhead at woot dot net GCC build triplet: i486-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i486-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: i486-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28683