Well, just as a test I would drop that -g switch and see if there is any difference. If nothing else has changed then there is definitely something weird. Have you upgraded to a new version? Have you updated libc in the past few days? If this is the same binary my guess would libc getting changed. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061