OK, with grossebaf:[~/programmes/FreeVMS/freevms/examples] > ../linker/src/linker -L../linker/src/build/ld -melf_i386 -Bstatic hi.o /usr/lib/crt1.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/i486-linux/3.4.1 /usr/lib/crti.o /usr/lib/libc.a -o i386/hi -lgcc it works. Regards, JKB