- Issued:
- 2003-12-19
- Updated:
- 2003-12-19
RHBA-2003:358 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
Updated GCC packages available
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated version of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is now available.
This update addresses various issues.
Description
The gcc package includes the cc and gcc GNU compilers for compiling C
code.
Specific issues addressed by these packages include:
- clear unchanging flag of MEM/REG target in store_constructor
- avoid creating bogus ADDRESSOFs (on invalid input)
- remove length () == 0 optimization in c_str() if -wchar-stdc++,
since for types other than char and wchar_t empty () is probably not
defined properly
- avoid creating unchanging MEMs in reload
- fix excessive stack usage caused by the -fno-strict-aliasing
patch introduced in -112.7.2
Users of gcc are advised to upgrade to the erratum packages, which resolve
these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 88420 - CONST CHAR[] ARRAY INITIALIZATION DOES NOT WORK ACCORDING TO ANSI STANDARDS
- BZ - 88423 - COMPILER ERRORS WHILE TRYING TO INSTANTIATE AND USE BASIC_STRING<UTEXT> CLASS
- BZ - 88424 - SLFPD.C:919: UNABLE TO FIND A REGISTER TO SPILL IN CLASS `AREG'.
- BZ - 88425 - ORA-7445 IN MASSAGE() / XSLPLIST() - UNOPTIMIZE XSAGGRF.O
- BZ - 97372 - Software compilation issue
- BZ - 100450 - RHEL 2.1 U3: compiler error with g++ when dealing with overloaded member functions.
- BZ - 107552 - Compiler issue causing execssive kernel stack usage
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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