COMPILER LIMIT EXCEEDED error on cc -c !

[Dan Prener]

In article <1991May1.135538.42405 at eagle.wesleyan.edu>, hoberoi at eagle.wesleyan.edu writes:

|> 	I was trying to compile xps on the IBM RS6000 and got the following
|> error code
|> 
|>          cc  -I/usr/lpp/X11/Xamples -D_BSD -DAIXV3 -c state.c
|>     1500-008: (S) COMPILER LIMIT EXCEEDED in GetScreen: Program too complicated
|> to be compiled.
|>  Compilation ended. Reduce the complexity of the program and recompile, or
|> lower the level of optimization and recompile.
|>     1506-163: (S) Error recovery not possible. Compilation ended.
|> make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.
|> 
|>           
|> I am using the most recent version of xps from uunet.uu.net X/contrib
|>                           
|> any quick solutions ?

There is a slight chance, the text of the error message notwithstanding,
that you will be able to compile it with optimization.  Sometimes the
optimization can quickly eliminate some of the bulk that chokes the
later stages of compilation.  Try it with -O .
-- 
                                   Dan Prener (prener @ watson.ibm.com)