I forgot to remove Strings::concat() and Strings::vconcat() in Strings++.cc and Strings++.h. They shouldn't be needed after my first patch is applied. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.htm Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age.