https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64187
Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |INVALID --- Comment #1 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- char *test = "this is a test"; This is a string literal so it stored in constant memory and which is why you are getting a segfault.