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The bug is the compiler gcc. The Optimizer is standardly set to level 2 which is the highest level of code optimization with out bloating the executable. The Optimizer in gcc 4.x has been re-written which also leads to an amazingly fast compiler - speeds never before seen in gcc. Unfortunately it al...

To answer you question though, you can probably leave the package installed because the above procedure will overwrite all the currently installed programs, but if you ever get an updated package, it may overwrite your self compiled version.

I would just follow the above instructions.

1) get the sources files (mine was bzflag-2.0.4.20050930.tar.bz2 ) 2) unpack em 3) open a command-window (konsole or xterm ) 4) switch into the base directory ( cd ./bzflag-2.0.4.20050930 ) 5) export CXXFLAGS=-01 6) ./configure 7) READ the error messages if any, and install any necessary packages un...

Had the same problem myself until I read that it is a bug in the 4.0.x version of gcc (compiler). Compiling with Optimisation >1 creates bugs so set the CXXFLAGS variable like below and complie from scratch. Have fun !!

export CXXFLAGS=-O1