On our v6-hacked-to-look-like-v7 system (running on an 11/70), that "junk" code does *not* compile. The output from our compiler is: junk.c:4: j redeclared junk.c:4: Declaration syntax Just out of curiosity, I plan to try it on our VAX 11/750 running 4.1aBSD. GREG -- {ucbvax!hplabs | allegra!nbires | decvax!brl-bmd | harpo!seismo | ihnp4!kpno} !hao!woods