Between 20090522 (rev 147798) and 20090612 (rev 148427), collect2.c failed to compile in stage2:
/vol/gccsrc/obj/gcc-4.5.0-20090612/6.5-gcc/./prev-gcc/xgcc -B/vol/gccsrc/obj/gcc-4.5.0-20090612/6.5-gcc/./prev-gcc/ -B/vol/gcc/mips-sgi-irix6.5/bin/ -B/vol/gcc/mips-sgi-irix6.5/bin/ -B/vol/gcc/mips-sgi-irix6.5/lib/ -isystem /vol/gcc/mips-sgi-irix6.5/include -isystem /vol/gcc/mips-sgi-irix6.5/sys-include -g -O2 -DIN_GCC -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wcast-qual -Wold-style-definition -Wc++-compat -Wmissing-format-attribute -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wno-variadic-macros -Wno-overlength-strings -Werror -fno-common -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I/vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc -I/vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc/. -I/vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc/../include -I/vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc/../libcpp/include -I/vol/gcc/include -I/vol/gcc/include -I/vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc/../libdecnumber -I/vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc/../libdecnumber/dpd -I../libdecnumber \ -DTARGET_MACHINE=\"mips-sgi-irix6.5\" \ -c /vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc/collect2.c -o collect2.o cc1: warnings being treated as errors /vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc/collect2.c: In function 'main': /vol/gcc/src/gcc-dist/gcc/collect2.c:1170:8: error: new qualifiers in middle of multi-level non-const cast are unsafe I don't even understand what this message is supposed to mean. It was probably introduced by this patch: 2009-06-01 Ian Lance Taylor <i...@google.com> * attribs.c (register_attribute): Use CONST_CAST. * collect2.c (main): Use CONST_CAST2. (scan_prog_file): Likewise. * gcc.c (process_command, main): Likewise. * toplev.c (toplev_main): Likewise. * c-typeck.c (handle_warn_cast_qual): New static function, partially broken out of build_c_cast. (build_c_cast): Call handle_warn_cast_qual. * doc/invoke.texi (Warning Options): Document new effect of -Wcast-qual. -- Summary: collect2.c fails to compile: new qualifiers in middle of multi-level non-const cast are unsafe Product: gcc Version: 4.5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: bootstrap AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: ro at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: mips-sgi-irix6.5 GCC host triplet: mips-sgi-irix6.5 GCC target triplet: mips-sgi-irix6.5 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40430