is the 40+ parameter sprintf() in proc_pid_stat() flushing out a bug in 
gcc on this? ive tried setting the cpu type to 386, 486, and 586 but 
still get the same error.

gcc -v shows 2.96.20000731
redhat 7.3
running kernel 2.4.18-3 or 2.4.20
kernel being compiled is 2.6.4

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Billy