--- gcc/cp/optimize.c.orig	Thu Jun  7 00:50:22 2001
+++ gcc/cp/optimize.c	Wed Aug 22 14:01:16 2001
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@
   else if (varargs_function_p (fn))
     ;
   /* We can't inline functions that are too big.  */
-  else if (DECL_NUM_STMTS (fn) * INSNS_PER_STMT > MAX_INLINE_INSNS)
+  else if (DECL_NUM_STMTS (fn) * INSNS_PER_STMT > MAX_INLINE_INSNS / 2)
     ;
   /* All is well.  We can inline this function.  Traditionally, GCC
      has refused to inline functions using alloca, or functions whose
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@
      be that we've done so much inlining already that we don't want to
      risk inlining any more.  */
   if ((DECL_NUM_STMTS (fn) + id->inlined_stmts) * INSNS_PER_STMT 
-      > MAX_INLINE_INSNS)
+      > MAX_INLINE_INSNS
+      && DECL_NUM_STMTS (fn) * INSNS_PER_STMT > MAX_INLINE_INSNS / 4)
     inlinable = 0;
 
   /* We can inline a template instantiation only if it's fully
--- gcc/cp/ChangeLog.orig	Mon Aug 20 20:48:06 2001
+++ gcc/cp/ChangeLog	Wed Aug 29 14:15:55 2001
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2001-08-22  Kurt Garloff  <garloff@suse.de>
+
+	* optimize.c (inlinable_function_p): Change heuristics of inlining:
+	Rather than allow one single function to exhaust the limit,
+	allow only half way. Afterwards don't cut abruptly, but half
+	the allowable size.
+
 2001-08-19  Release Manager
 
 	* GCC 3.0.1 Released.