Jan> Try Jan> http://www.xemacs.org/list-archives/xemacs-patches/9911/msg00042.html This seems to work. xemacs builds and starts. Are there any plans to include this patch[1] in 21.1.9 and/or the next 21.2 beta? Thanks for the help. Here is my Installation file, for those who record these things: uname -a: IRIX64 sag3 6.5 07151439 IP27 ./configure 'mips-sgi-irix6.5' '--extra-verbose' '--cflags=-DXTHREADS' '--with- scrollbars=athena' '--with-menubars=athena' '--with-cde=no' '--with-tooltalk=no' '--with-dragndrop=no' '--with-session=no' '--with-xpm=yes' '--with-xface=yes' ' --with-png=yes' '--prefix=/ms/dist/fsf/PROJ/xemacs/21.1.8/common' '--with-sound= native' '--run-in-place=no' '--exec-prefix=/ms/dist/fsf/PROJ/xemacs/21.1.8/exec' '--site-includes= /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/xpm/3.4k/common/include /ms/dist/aurora/ PROJ/zlib/1.1.3/include /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/png/1.0.3/include /ms/dist/aurora/P ROJ/compface/1.0/common/include /ms/dist/sec/PROJ/socks/5.1.0.10/include /ms/dis t/itsmg/include' '--site-libraries= /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/xpm/3.4k/exec/lib /ms/d ist/aurora/PROJ/zlib/1.1.3/lib /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/png/1.0.3/lib/ /ms/dist/auro ra/PROJ/compface/1.0/exec/lib /ms/dist/sec/PROJ/socks/5.1.0.10/lib /ms/dist/itsm g/lib' XEmacs 21.1.8 "Bryce Canyon" configured for `mips-sgi-irix6.5'. Where should the build process find the source code? /ms/dev/fsf/xemacs/21. 1.8/build/mips4.irix.6.5 What installation prefix should install use? /ms/dist/fsf/PROJ/xema cs/21.1.8/common What operating system and machine description files should XEmacs use? `s/irix6-0.h' and `m/iris4d.h' What compiler should XEmacs be built with? cc -DXTHREADS Should XEmacs use the GNU version of malloc? yes Should XEmacs use the relocating allocator for buffers? yes What window system should XEmacs use? x11 Where do we find X Windows header files? Where do we find X Windows libraries? Additional header files: /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/ xpm/3.4k/common/include /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/zlib/1.1.3/include /ms/dist/aurora/ PROJ/png/1.0.3/include /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/compface/1.0/common/include /ms/dist /sec/PROJ/socks/5.1.0.10/include /ms/dist/itsmg/include Additional libraries: /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/ xpm/3.4k/exec/lib /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/zlib/1.1.3/lib /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/png/1 .0.3/lib/ /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/compface/1.0/exec/lib /ms/dist/sec/PROJ/socks/5.1 .0.10/lib /ms/dist/itsmg/lib Runtime library search path: /ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/x pm/3.4k/exec/lib:/ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/zlib/1.1.3/lib:/ms/dist/aurora/PROJ/png/1. 0.3/lib/:/ms/dist/sec/PROJ/socks/5.1.0.10/lib:/ms/dist/itsmg/lib Compiling in support for XAUTH. Compiling in support for XPM images. Compiling in support for PNG image handling. Compiling in support for (builtin) GIF image handling. Compiling in support for JPEG image handling. Compiling in support for TIFF image handling. Compiling in support for X-Face message headers. Compiling in native sound support. Compiling in support for Berkeley DB. Compiling in support for DBM. Compiling in support for LDAP (Netscape SDK). Using Lucid menubars. Using Athena scrollbars. Using Motif dialog boxes. Compiling in DLL support. movemail will use "dot-locking" for locking mail spool files. [1] Actually, the patch contained etags and windows fixes as well; I ignored them.