http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=51867
--- Comment #3 from amker.cheng <amker.cheng at gmail dot com> 2012-01-17 10:35:14 UTC --- test case c-c++-common/dfp/signbit-2.c depends on this check. the case is like: --------------------------------------------------------------------- /* { dg-options "-O0" } */ /* Check that the compiler uses builtins for signbit; if not the link will fail because library functions are in libm. */ #include "dfp-dbg.h" volatile _Decimal32 sd = 2.3df; volatile _Decimal64 dd = -4.5dd; volatile _Decimal128 tf = 5.3dl; volatile float f = 1.2f; volatile double d = -7.8; volatile long double ld = 3.4L; EXTERN int signbitf (float); EXTERN int signbit (double); EXTERN int signbitl (long double); EXTERN int signbitd32 (_Decimal32); EXTERN int signbitd64 (_Decimal64); EXTERN int signbitd128 (_Decimal128); int main () { if (signbitf (f) != 0) FAILURE if (signbit (d) == 0) FAILURE if (signbitl (ld) != 0) FAILURE if (signbitd32 (sd) != 0) FAILURE if (signbitd64 (dd) == 0) FAILURE if (signbitd128 (tf) != 0) FAILURE FINISH } It is compiled without optimization and will fail if no builtin_* functions are used. Not sure it is intended or not.