just wondering, why on Solaris-2.5.1 ultra box c++ -v gives me jor-el ~ $ c++-beta -v Using builtin specs. gcc version egcs-2.90.13 971016 (gcc2-970802 experimental) while on i586-linux-gnu stas ~ $ c++ -v Reading specs from /home/kriol/local/lib/gcc-lib/i586-pc-linux-gnu/egcs-2.90.13/specs gcc version egcs-2.90.13 971016 (gcc2-970802 experimental) regards OK