It seems that there is missing int std::abs(int) in gcc 4.3.0. System is Archlinux current.
Example output(from enblend cvs): ../../include/vigra/imageiteratoradapter.hxx:532: error: call of overloaded abs(int&) is ambiguous /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.0/../../../../include/c++/4.3.0/cmath:99: note: candidates are: double std::abs(double) /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.0/../../../../include/c++/4.3.0/cmath:103: note: float std::abs(float) /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.3.0/../../../../include/c++/4.3.0/cmath:107: note: long double std::abs(long double) GCC version: Using built-in specs. Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --enable-threads=posix --mandir=/usr/share/man --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-multilib --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --enable-clocale=gnu --disable-libstdcxx-pch --with-tune=generic Thread model: posix gcc version 4.3.0 (GCC) -- Summary: missing int std::abs(int) Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: l dot jirkovsky at gmail dot com http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=35914