[...] > % file ascii > ascii: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1, stripped > % ldd ascii > statically linked (ELF) Have you mixed different versions of libc and libc-dev? The same happened to me when I installed libc5.4.17 and tried to compile with libc-dev-5.2.18. David -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to Bruce@Pixar.com