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Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 17:53:58 -0700
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From: Byron Hale <byron.hale@einfo.com>
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Native compiler support for m68k?
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Processor overheating could cause random behavior. Apparently some 
processors operate marginally and will overheat on long, tight loops.

Byron

At 11:58 PM 9/5/2003 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have had some progress recently, ocamlc.opt works and
>even produces working code now.
>
>The remaining problem is a bit tougher though, not quite
>deterministic it appears: running
>     ./ocamlopt.opt -I stdlib fib.ml
>segfaults in either
>   Queue__take_87
>   Cmmgen__transl_all_functions_1418
>*or*
>   Reload__fundecl_338
>   Asmgen__regalloc_175
>
>80% of the time it crashes in fundecl.
>
>What could be the source of such indeterministic behaviour?
>gc?
>
>Richard


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