Re: failed to re-find parent key

Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:

> Hmm. Compiler bug maybe? I can't recall if gcc 2.96 had a good
> reputation or not.

2.96's reputation is of being *THE* canonical bad version of gcc.

mplayer for example has a configure check that specifically makes it difficult
to compile with 2.96 without reading large warnings because they've had too
many bug reports get tracked down to it:

Note for gcc 2.96 users: Some versions of this compiler are known to miscompile
mplayer and lame (which is used for mencoder). If you get compile errors,
first upgrade to the latest 2.96 release (minimum 2.96-85) and try again.
If the problem still exists, try with gcc 3.x (or 2.95.x) *BEFORE* reporting
bugs!

GCC 2.96 IS NOT AND WILL NOT BE SUPPORTED BY US !

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greg