well, that file (build_d.hl) is certainly bad. it is generated by the Makefile in the same directory - see the build_h.jl.phony target at the end of the file. i am having a hard time working out how the code in that makefile could generate the mess of characters you see above.
i guess i'd try "make clean" and try again. and maybe i am being super-naive, but i'd also check your system log for disk errors and the like. andrew (not a julia expert, but it compiles ok for me on linux)
