I still have following problem, reported some days ago, after cvs -z3 update -P -d -r release-21-2 toolbar-msw.c ..\src\toolbar-msw.c(212) : error C2088: '+' : illegal for union NMAKE : fatal error U1077: 'cl' : return code '0x2' Stop. Compilation exited abnormally with code 2 at Wed May 12 13:57:28 Why don't oters using MSVC 6.0 not have this problem? Regards, Adrian lykos> Hi, lykos> the current CVS sources can't be built on WinNT due to the followin lykos> error: lykos> ..\src\ntproc.c(691) : error C2166: l-value specifies const object lykos> The message is correct, because in function lykos> /* When a new child process is created we need to register it in our list, lykos> so intercept spawn requests. */ lykos> int lykos> sys_spawnve (int mode, CONST char *cmdname, lykos> CONST char * CONST *argv, CONST char *CONST *envp) lykos> { lykos> We have the following assignment ... lykos> /* make sure argv[0] and cmdname are both in DOS format */ lykos> unixtodos_filename ((char*)cmdname); lykos> /* #### KLUDGE */ lykos> argv[0] = cmdname; lykos> Do we absolutely need this kludge? In this case we can't use a const lykos> pointer to const char in the arglist ... lykos> Anybody? lykos> 'norbert. -- Adrian Aichner Teradyne GmbH, European Design Center Integra Test Division Telephone +49/89/41861(0)-208 Dingolfinger Strasse 2 Fax +49/89/41861-217 (What is a Fax?) D-81673 MUENCHEN E-mail adrian.aichner(a)teradyne.com