gcc 5 internal error, building supercollider 3.7.0

[Bálint Réczey]

Hi Dan,

2016-03-17 10:13 GMT+01:00 Dan S <danstowell+debmm at gmail.com>:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm importing the new version of SuperCollider (3.7.0).
> http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-multimedia/supercollider.git/log/
>
> However, current status on my debian box is that GCC 5.3.1 dies on an
> internal error while trying to compile supernova.
>
>     g++: internal compiler error: Killed (program cc1plus)
>
> I can submit a compiler bug report, yes, but is there any advice about
> how to progress with the supercollider packages? I haven't been able
> to find any documentation about, e.g., setting the rules to ensure
> build with GCC 4 (which I think will work fine).
I suggest going for GCC 6 instead using a versioned dependency an uploading
supercollider to experimental.
Another option is changing the code to not hit ICE, but gcc-5 is also
updated frequently
and if there is a patch available the GCC maintainer would probably
apply it in a few weeks.

Cheers,
Balint