Paul, > (iii) I don't know what is happening below. I am not sure to really understand the problem, but I find _htab_hash_pointer in /opt/gcc/gcc4.4w/lib/libiberty.a: [ibook-dhum] f90/bug% nm /opt/gcc/gcc4.4w/lib/libiberty.a | grep _htab_hash_pointer 000056f8 D _htab_hash_pointer and collect2 uses -liberty. Dominique