How? compile with -pg doesnt work (linker error: missing _DYNAMIC or similar..) the manpages contain many wrong (non existant) references. ciao Carsten -- Carsten Hammer Schwindstr. 7 33615 Bielefeld Fakultaet fuer Physik D4-139 chammer@POST.uni-bielefeld.de chammer@phyd2hammer.uni-bielefeld.de