Hi Mike, >>shouldnt the following be updated too with the '-linux-gnu*' to '-linux-*' >>change ? > Manuel Novoa III also pointed out the toplevel configure.in has this too: > *-*-linux*-gnu | *-*-gnu* | *-*-k*bsd*-gnu) No - this one is correct - it is a deliberate check for the presence of glibc. Cheers Nick