https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=64256
--- Comment #3 from Jakub Jelinek <jakub at gcc dot gnu.org> --- So are we talking about something like: #define A(n) EEEEEEEEEE##n, #define B(n) A(n##0) A(n##1) A(n##2) A(n##3) A(n##4) \ A(n##5) A(n##6) A(n##7) A(n##8) A(n##9) #define C(n) B(n##0) B(n##1) B(n##2) B(n##3) B(n##4) \ B(n##5) B(n##6) B(n##7) B(n##8) B(n##9) #define D(n) C(n##0) C(n##1) C(n##2) C(n##3) C(n##4) \ C(n##5) C(n##6) C(n##7) C(n##8) C(n##9) #define E(n) D(n##0) D(n##1) D(n##2) D(n##3) D(n##4) \ D(n##5) D(n##6) D(n##7) D(n##8) D(n##9) #define F(n) E(n##0) E(n##1) E(n##2) E(n##3) E(n##4) \ E(n##5) E(n##6) E(n##7) E(n##8) E(n##9) enum E { F(1) EEEEEEEEEElast }; enum E foo (enum E x) { return x; } -gstabs+ ? One .stabs line in there is 2288953 bytes long. Looking around, this is a well known problem for 13 years at least, just nothing has been done about it: PR2714 .