869490 - MSVC2008 internal compiler error compiling gfxFontUtils.cpp

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Core :: Graphics, defect)

Description

[Vladan Djeric (:vladan)]

Creating library libEGL.lib and object libEGL.exp

gfxFontUtils.cpp
gfxFontUtils.cpp

c:\users\workvladan\mozilla-central-opt\gfx\thebes\gfxfontutils.cpp(725) : fatal error C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler.

(compiler file 'f:\dd\vctools\compiler\utc\src\p2\main.c[0x6B75DCF0:0x00000018]', line 182)

 To work around this problem, try simplifying or changing the program near the locations listed above.

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Internal Compiler Error in c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe.  You will be prompted to send an error report to Microsoft
later.

INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR in 'c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\BIN\cl.exe'

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My mozconfig:

ac_add_options --enable-profiling
ac_add_options --enable-js-diagnostics
mk_add_options MOZ_MAKE_FLAGS=-j6
mk_add_options MOZ_OBJDIR=@TOPSRCDIR@/obj-dbg

Comment 1

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

We're likely about to unsupport Visual Studio versions older than 2010 in bug 866425.

Comment 2

[Jens Hatlak (:InvisibleSmiley)]

I had been hit by this one, too. Switching to VC2010 solved the issue for me, plus a startup crash I had experienced (bug 858566 maybe). Thanks for the pointer Mike.

Comment 3

[Mike Hommey [:glandium]]

(In reply to Mike Hommey [:glandium] from comment #1)
> We're likely about to unsupport Visual Studio versions older than 2010 in
> bug 866425.

And we just did.