gjb(a)cs.washington.edu said: > I tried with --cflags="-O2 -fno-strict-aliasing" and the make ends > after: > "Building finder database ... /bin/sh: /home/gjb/xemacs-21.1.2/src/ > xemacs: cannot execute binary file > I looked at src/xemacs-- it's u+x bit is not set, and it is a large > file that is just a big hole on disk (reads as all NULLs). I have no more suggestions. I was really just taking a shot in the dark (and, as it turns out, causing panic in the streets). I'm guessing your problem is alpha-specific. It seems like dumping didn't work. Did you say temacs works, but only in -batch mode? Perhaps one of the alpha mavens can offer some suggestions.