Hi, Gary! m4-1.4.10 doesn't build anymore (1.4.9 built fine): make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/ports/core/m4/work/src/m4-1.4.10/src' gcc -std=gnu99 -O2 -pipe -o m4 m4.o builtin.o debug.o eval.o format.o freeze.o input.o macro.o output.o path.o symtab.o stackovf.o ../lib/libm4.a ../lib/libm4.a(vasnprintf.o): In function `vasnprintf': vasnprintf.c:(.text+0x3690): undefined reference to `decimal_point_char' vasnprintf.c:(.text+0x37d8): undefined reference to `decimal_point_char' vasnprintf.c:(.text+0x3df0): undefined reference to `decimal_point_char' vasnprintf.c:(.text+0x3e48): undefined reference to `decimal_point_char' vasnprintf.c:(.text+0x3f0c): undefined reference to `decimal_point_char' ../lib/libm4.a(vasnprintf.o):vasnprintf.c:(.text+0x400c): more undefined references to `decimal_point_char' follow collect2: ld returned 1 exit status make[1]: *** [m4] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/ports/core/m4/work/src/m4-1.4.10/src' make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 Problem seems to be burried in #ifdef hell: #if NEED_PRINTF_DIRECTIVE_A && !defined IN_LIBINTL /* Determine the decimal-point character according to the current locale. */ # ifndef decimal_point_char_defined # define decimal_point_char_defined 1 static char decimal_point_char () { const char *point; /* Determine it in a multithread-safe way. We know nl_langinfo is multithread-safe on glibc systems, but is not required to be multithread- safe by POSIX. sprintf(), however, is multithread-safe. localeconv() is rarely multithread-safe. */ # if HAVE_NL_LANGINFO && __GLIBC__ point = nl_langinfo (RADIXCHAR); # elif 1 char pointbuf[5]; sprintf (pointbuf, "%#.0f", 1.0); point = &pointbuf[1]; # else point = localeconv () -> decimal_point; # endif /* The decimal point is always a single byte: either '.' or ','. */ return (point[0] != '\0' ? point[0] : '.'); } # endif #endif I am working on PowerPC architecture: $ uname -a Linux fox 2.6.22-rc6-gb75ae860 #5 Fri Jun 29 19:58:04 CEST 2007 ppc e500 GNU/Linux $ gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu Configured with: ../gcc-4.2.0/configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib --enable-languages=c,c++,objc --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-shared --disable-nls --with-x=no --with-cpu=8540 --with-tune=8540 --with-float=soft --with-long-double-128 --disable-multilib Thread model: posix gcc version 4.2.0 (ckcore) glibc-2.3.6 _without_ NLS Please let me know if you need further information. A patch would be fine. :-) Best regards, -- Clemens Koller __________________________________ R&D Imaging Devices Anagramm GmbH Rupert-Mayer-Straße 45/1 Linhof Werksgelände D-81379 München Tel.089-741518-50 Fax 089-741518-19 http://www.anagramm-technology.com