That fixes this bug, but a new sticking point showed up in the test suite.  I will file a separate bug for that, unless you want it added on here.

Thanks,

Jason

On Tue, Nov 7, 2017 at 11:19 PM, Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org> wrote:
merge 29151 29194
thanks

Jason Duerstock <jason.duerstock@gmail.com> writes:

> I'm trying to restart the Debian ia64 port. In the process, I've hit the attached bug.
>
> It appears to occur whether I use gcc 4.9 or gcc 7.2. It also seems to appear in 2.0.13.

Coincidentally, a Gentoo developer filed a bug for the same issue two
days ago, and included a fix, here:

  https://bugs.gnu.org/29151

Can you try the proposed patch and report back?

     Thanks,
       Mark