> I can't see any reference to STATIC_CHAIN_EXPR or STATIC_CHAIN_DECL in > any gcc versions from 4.2 on. Nor can I find that specific code. > Could this be a local patch in your gcc 4.3.4? > > Ian Thanks Ian - yes, I had completely ignored that piece of patch, or more likely was looking at the wrong version code and concluded I'd already applied it. Working with differences between gdc-4.3.4/dev/gcc-4.3.4/gcc and gdc-4.4.3/dev/gcc4.4.3/gcc can get a tad confusing if you're tired. I have two outstanding buts of patch where I'm not making much progress. Between 4.3.4 and 4.4.3, tree-gimple disappeared, and was replaced by gimple, and tree-nested was radically changed. Do you know much about those changes? Thanks Steve