This file fails to compile after attempting to allocate 2G of memory with -O3.
g++ test.ii -O3 I guess that the PowerPCAsmPrinter::printInstruction method is the problem. This file comes from the LLVM PPC backend. -Chris -- Summary: Obscene amount of memory required to optimize file Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: c++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: sabre at nondot dot org CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: ppc-darwin GCC host triplet: ppc-darwin GCC target triplet: ppc-darwin http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18708