fixes compound literal issues with kernel modules see https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2005-September/msg00554.html and http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24109 =================================================================== diff -Naur gcc-4.0.2/gcc/c-decl.c gcc-4.0.2-fixed/gcc/c-decl.c --- gcc-4.0.2/gcc/c-decl.c 2005-09-09 00:51:44.000000000 +0000 +++ gcc-4.0.2-fixed/gcc/c-decl.c 2005-10-19 19:39:55.000000000 +0000 @@ -7527,6 +7527,7 @@ c_write_global_declarations_1 (tree globals) { tree decl; + bool reconsider; /* Process the decls in the order they were written. */ for (decl = globals; decl; decl = TREE_CHAIN (decl)) @@ -7545,9 +7546,18 @@ } wrapup_global_declaration_1 (decl); - wrapup_global_declaration_2 (decl); - check_global_declaration_1 (decl); } + + do + { + reconsider = false; + for (decl = globals; decl; decl = TREE_CHAIN (decl)) + reconsider |= wrapup_global_declaration_2 (decl); + } + while (reconsider); + + for (decl = globals; decl; decl = TREE_CHAIN (decl)) + check_global_declaration_1 (decl); } /* A subroutine of c_write_global_declarations Emit debug information for each diff -Naur gcc-4.0.2/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/execute/20050929-1.c gcc-4.0.2-fixed/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/execute/20050929-1.c --- gcc-4.0.2/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/execute/20050929-1.c 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000 +++ gcc-4.0.2-fixed/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/execute/20050929-1.c 2005-10-19 19:41:37.000000000 +0000 @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +/* PR middle-end/24109 */ + +extern void abort (void); + +struct A { int i; int j; }; +struct B { struct A *a; struct A *b; }; +struct C { struct B *c; struct A *d; }; +struct C e = { &(struct B) { &(struct A) { 1, 2 }, &(struct A) { 3, 4 } }, &(struct A) { 5, 6 } }; + +int +main (void) +{ + if (e.c->a->i != 1 || e.c->a->j != 2) + abort (); + if (e.c->b->i != 3 || e.c->b->j != 4) + abort (); + if (e.d->i != 5 || e.d->j != 6) + abort (); + return 0; +}