Hello, I had problems with a inferior sbcl process, but this patch seems to fix it. I am running FreeBSD 5-CURRENT, so the constants may not apply to all BSDs. If that is the case -> s/:bsd/:freebsd/. Regards, -- Julian Stecklina Key-ID: 0xD65B2AB5 FA38 DCD3 00EC 97B8 6DD8 D7CC 35D8 8D0E D65B 2AB5 "I meant," said Iplsore bitterly, "what is there in this world that makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. "CATS," he said eventually, "CATS ARE NICE." - Terry Pratchett, Sourcery