FYI, the irix6 bootstrap failure mentioned here: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-bugs/2000-12/msg00008.html also occurs when I use gcc-2.8.1 for stage1, so it's unlikely that cc miscompiling stage1 is the root cause. --Kaveh -- Kaveh R. Ghazi Engagement Manager / Project Services ghazi@caip.rutgers.edu Qwest Internet Solutions