gcc-3.0/objdir# gcc -v Reading specs from /usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.0/specs Configured with: /usr/common/gnu/gcc/gcc-3.0/configure Thread model: single gcc version 3.0 gcc-3.0/objdir# ../gcc/config.guess i686-pc-linux-gnu ----------------- Many thanks - no glitch although a very demanding build. Guidelines excellent. Raul