> Here is the compiler and OS version info. > > Linux version 2.4.18-3 (gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-110)
That version of GCC is not a true GCC release, and is known to be broken, so you should not use it: http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-2.96.html You should build a proper version of GCC and use that. The other alternative is to get an updated compiler package from Red Hat. Dave
