Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated: stable compiler package gcc4-4.5.3-2

[Christopher Faylor <cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please at cygwin dot com>]

On Thu, Sep 08, 2011 at 10:17:57PM +0200, Fr?d?ric Bron wrote:
>> In my experience, these sorts of errors arise when there really is something
>> wrong with the code, usually involving sizes of integers (e.g. 'long' in
>> struct's definition and 'int' in another, on a 64-bit machine). However, the
>> linker is poorly-equipped to detect such errors unless the resulting objects
>> have different sizes.
>>
>> So, while I wouldn't rule out miscompilation, I would first check for
>> silently conflicting definitions in different compilation units.
>
>Does the linker message gives any hint on where to look?
>
>> BTW, a STC would have been extremely helpful here -- all we can do is
>> speculate without it
>
>Could you give more details. I cannot find on the net what you mean by "a STC".

http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#STC

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