Some combination of this new build and a new laptop (:-) have cured the ediff problems I reported last week [1] -- thanks. The regexp/stack overflow/crahs-and-burn problem [2] remains. ht [1] http://list-archive.xemacs.org/xemacs-beta/200209/msg00035.html [2] http://list-archive.xemacs.org/xemacs-beta/200209/msg00037.html -- Henry S. Thompson, HCRC Language Technology Group, University of Edinburgh W3C Fellow 1999--2002, part-time member of W3C Team 2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW, SCOTLAND -- (44) 131 650-4440 Fax: (44) 131 650-4587, e-mail: ht(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk URL: http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~ht/ [mail really from me _always_ has this .sig -- mail without it is forged spam]