While building libstdc++2.90.6, gcc 2.95 gave thw following error: ../../libstdc++-2.90.6/bits/string.tcc:54: Internal compiler error in `dwarfout_finish', at dwarfout.c:6098 Please submit a full bug report. I was building on Solaris 7 x86 with the Maintenance Update 2 and the latest recommended patches applied. Regards Dave Salt