Either a genuine gcc bug (unlikely but possible) or memory corruption.
> Now after this if I just type make again, it works fine and starts
> from where it left off and goes on for a while until it dies
> again. So after three of four retries, it finally finishes, and
> nothing seems to be wrong with the compiled stuff.
OK, memory corruption, not a gcc bug. Could be bad memory -- have you
tested yours? Does gcc behave with other versions of Linux? -- or a
kernel bug.
> | "Experience is the best teacher" -- <Anon>
Camel radio ads from the '30s, though they most likely didn't invent
the saying either.
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