Re: [Boost-users] compiling 1_32 in release mode brings the computer to its knees (Modified by Yarden Livnat)

From: Chris Little (cslittle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-23 13:19:56

on 11/23/04 9:32 AM, Glen Simmons at gsimmons_at_[hidden] wrote:

> On 23 Nov, 2004, at 12:17 AM, Mail Delivery Subsystem wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm trying to compile 1_32 on OSX with the latest gcc (GCC) 3.3
>> 20030304 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 1666)
>> however, while the debug version compile in just a few minutes, the
>> 'release' start trashing on :
>>    libs/serialization/src/xml_grammar.cpp
>>    libs/serialization/src/xml_wgrammar.cpp
>> 
>> in effect the compilation takes all the memory and then pages
>> endlessly for hours, bringing the machine down to its knees.
>> 
>> my compile command is:
>> 
>> sudo bjam -sTOOLS=darwin "-sBUILD=release <threading>multi
>> <define>BOOST_SIGNALS_NAMESPACE=Signals " install
>> 
>> where the <define> is for Qt,
>> 
>> 
>> Anybody has a clue why this is happaning and how to get the
>> compilation to complete (other then copy the two .o from the debug
>> tree into the release tree ?
> 
> The same thing happened to me. Since I'm not using the serialization
> library, I used the --without-serialization option. Not an ideal
> solution, especially if you need the serialization lib, but a
> workaround if you don't.
> 
> HTH,
> Glen Simmons

On the main list Troy Straszheim post about this problem also.  Troy found
that it is a compiler bug.  If you remove the -O flag from the build options
then everything is fine.  Troy filed a bug with Apple.

Chris