I expect to be able to compile a program by: gcc beep.c #include <curses.h> int beep(void); /* * * * purpose--- * make a audible signal * * input--- * * output--- * none * */ { } alias gcc /usr/local/gcc-3.2-sol8-sparc-local I got -> SMCgcc: Command not found 070701003c5c29000081a40000000a0000000a000000013d6ca1b4000000b2000000880000000a00000000000000000000000f00000004SMCgcc/pkginfoPKG=SMCgcc: Command not found NAME=gcc: Command not found ARCH=sparc: Command not found VERSION=3.2: Command not found CATEGORY=application: Command not found VENDOR=Free: Command not found EMAIL=steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx: Command not found PSTAMP=Steve: Command not found BASEDIR=/usr/local: Command not found CLASSES=none: Command not found 070701003c5c28000081a40000000a0000000a000000013d6ca1b4000224f4000000880000000a00000000000000000000000e00000004SMCgcc/pkgmap:: Too many arguments Thanks - Rick