comp.unix.xenix

[The Super User]

Can someone please explain why a slightly too complex expression can
cause the large model pass of the SCO Xenix 2.1.4g compiler to generate
a compiler "infinite spill" error? What *exactly* does that mean?

Basically, expressions like

structptr->elt_struct.struct_item = int + str->elt.str;

will cause the infinite spill error, and this can be corrected by:

junkvar = str->elt.str;
structptr->elt_struct.struct_item = int + junkvar;

So, WHAT IS IT?
Thanks-
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Jay Libove (Jay.Libove at andrew.cmu.edu  or  pitt!darth!libove!libove)