Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 20:56:34 GMT From: Tim Zingelman <zingelman@fnal.gov> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: ports/156985: excalc gets wrong result for some functions (like 2+5) Message-ID: <201105122056.p4CKuYHj093127@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201105122100.p4CL0JqS072109@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 156985 >Category: ports >Synopsis: excalc gets wrong result for some functions (like 2+5) >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-ports-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu May 12 21:00:18 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Tim Zingelman >Release: 8.1-RELEASE-p2 >Organization: Fermilab >Environment: FreeBSD hostname 8.1-RELEASE-p2 FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p2 #4: Fri Dec 10 16:39:32 CST 2010 toor@hostname:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: hexcalc gets wrong result for some functions (like 2+5) This is due to gcc optimizer handing of questionable code in the program. (works fine compiled without optimization) See http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140987 for details. >How-To-Repeat: install hexcalc from ports. add 2+5= (get wrong result '4') >Fix: apply patch from http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140987 >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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