gcc: Internal error: Segmentation fault (program as)

[Brian <Brian dot Mingus at colorado dot edu>]

# Description of the problem

I am trying to compile a couple of different software packages. While
almost all of my compiles work, two of them, one in a php module and
one in a perl module, result in a segfault.

I apologize for cross-posting this to gcc-help. I did not realize binutils
had its own list.

# Compiler command and error output

Initiated by `pecl install channel://pecl.php.net/svn-0.5.0'

   gcc -I/usr/include/subversion-1 -I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -DLINUX=2
-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -I.
-I/tmp/pear/temp/svn -DPHP_ATOM_INC
-I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/
svn-0.5.0/include
-I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/svn-0.5.0/main -I/tmp/pear/temp/svn
-I/usr/include/php5 -I/usr/include/php5/main -I/usr/include/php5/TSRM
-I/usr/include/php5/Zend -I/usr/include/php5/ext
-I/usr/include/php5/ext/date/lib -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/subversion-1
-I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -DLINUX=2 -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE
-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -g -O2 -c
/tmp/pear/temp/svn/svn.c  -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/svn.o
   as: Symbol `i386_regtab' has different size in shared object,
consider re-linking
   as: Symbol `i386_optab' has different size in shared object,
consider re-linking
   gcc: Internal error: Segmentation fault (program as)

# Initiated by `cpan install Want'

   libtool: compile: gcc -I/usr/include/subversion-1
-I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -DLINUX=2 -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE
-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -I. -I/tmp/pear/temp/svn -DPHP_ATOM_INC
-I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/svn-0.5.0/include
-I/var/tmp/pear-build-root/svn-0.5.0/main -I/tmp/pear/temp/svn
-I/usr/include/php5 -I/usr/include/php5/main -I/usr/include/php5/TSRM
-I/usr/include/php5/Zend -I/usr/include/php5/ext
-I/usr/include/php5/ext/date/lib -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -I/usr/include/subversion-1
-I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -DLINUX=2 -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE
-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -g -O2 -c
/tmp/pear/temp/svn/svn.c -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/svn.o
   as: Symbol `i386_regtab' has different size in shared object,
consider re-linking
   as: Symbol `i386_optab' has different size in shared object,
consider re-linking
   gcc: Internal error: Segmentation fault (program as)


# Details about my system

   :~# gcc --version
   gcc (GCC) 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)

   :~# uname -a
   Linux grey 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:20 UTC 2008
i686 GNU/Linux
   :~# cat /etc/lsb-release
   DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid
   DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.10"


# `env'

   PATH=./:/root/sbin:/root/bin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin
   HOSTTYPE=i486-linux
   VENDOR=intel
   OSTYPE=linux
   MACHTYPE=i486
   CPU=LINUXdebug
   LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib


# configure output for pecl install svn

   checking for grep that handles long lines and -e... /bin/grep
   checking for egrep... /bin/grep -E
   checking for a sed that does not truncate output... /bin/sed
   checking for gcc... gcc
   checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
   checking whether the C compiler works... yes
   checking whether we are cross compiling... no
   checking for suffix of executables...
   checking for suffix of object files... o
   checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
   checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
   checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
   checking whether gcc and cc understand -c and -o together... yes
   checking for system library directory... lib
   checking if compiler supports -R... no
   checking if compiler supports -Wl,-rpath,... yes
   checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
   checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
   checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
   checking for PHP prefix... /usr
   checking for PHP includes... -I/usr/include/php5
-I/usr/include/php5/main -I/usr/include/php5/TSRM
-I/usr/include/php5/Zend -I/usr/include/php5/ext
-I/usr/include/php5/ext/date/lib -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE
-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
   checking for PHP extension directory... /usr/lib/php5/20060613+lfs
   checking for PHP installed headers prefix... /usr/include/php5
   checking for re2c... re2c
   checking for re2c version... 0.13.3 (ok)
   checking for gawk... gawk
   checking for svn support... yes, shared
   checking for specifying the location of apr for svn... yes, shared
   checking for svn includes... Found libsvn 1.5.1
   checking for apr and apr-util... Found apr 1.2.12
   libsvn includes: "-I/usr/include/subversion-1
-I/usr/include/apr-1.0 -DLINUX=2 -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE
-D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE"
   libsvn ldflags: "-lsvn_client-1 -lsvn_fs-1 -lsvn_repos-1
-lsvn_subr-1 -L/usr/lib -lapr-1"
   checking for a sed that does not truncate output... (cached)
/bin/sed
   checking for fgrep... /bin/grep -F
   checking for ld used by gcc... /usr/bin/ld
   checking if the linker (/usr/bin/ld) is GNU ld... yes
   checking for BSD- or MS-compatible name lister (nm)... /usr/bin/nm
-B
   checking the name lister (/usr/bin/nm -B) interface... BSD nm
   checking whether ln -s works... yes
   checking the maximum length of command line arguments... 1572864
   checking whether the shell understands some XSI constructs... yes
   checking whether the shell understands "+="... yes
   checking for /usr/bin/ld option to reload object files... -r
   checking how to recognize dependent libraries... pass_all
   checking for ar... ar
   checking for strip... strip
   checking for ranlib... ranlib
   checking command to parse /usr/bin/nm -B output from gcc object...
ok
   checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
   checking for ANSI C header files... yes
   checking for sys/types.h... yes
   checking for sys/stat.h... yes
   checking for stdlib.h... yes
   checking for string.h... yes
   checking for memory.h... yes
   checking for strings.h... yes
   checking for inttypes.h... yes
   checking for stdint.h... yes
   checking for unistd.h... yes
   checking for dlfcn.h... yes
   checking for objdir... .libs
   checking if gcc supports -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions... no
   checking for gcc option to produce PIC... -fPIC -DPIC
   checking if gcc PIC flag -fPIC -DPIC works... yes
   checking if gcc static flag -static works... yes
   checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... yes
   checking if gcc supports -c -o file.o... (cached) yes
   checking whether the gcc linker (/usr/bin/ld) supports shared
libraries... yes
   checking whether -lc should be explicitly linked in... no
   checking dynamic linker characteristics... GNU/Linux ld.so
   checking how to hardcode library paths into programs... immediate
   checking whether stripping libraries is possible... yes
   checking if libtool supports shared libraries... yes
   checking whether to build shared libraries... yes
   checking whether to build static libraries... no