diff -ur XML-LibXML-1.56.orig/LibXML.xs XML-LibXML-1.56/LibXML.xs
--- XML-LibXML-1.56.orig/LibXML.xs	2003-08-22 17:07:07.000000000 -0700
+++ XML-LibXML-1.56/LibXML.xs	2004-01-03 13:13:26.000000000 -0800
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@
 extern int xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefaultVal;
 #define xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefaultValue xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefaultVal
 #else
-LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT extern int xmlDoValidityCheckingDefaultValue;
-LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT extern int xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefaultValue;
+LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT int xmlDoValidityCheckingDefaultValue;
+LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT int xmlSubstituteEntitiesDefaultValue;
 #endif
-LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT extern int xmlGetWarningsDefaultValue;
-LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT extern int xmlKeepBlanksDefaultValue;
-LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT extern int xmlLoadExtDtdDefaultValue;
-LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT extern int xmlPedanticParserDefaultValue;
+LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT int xmlGetWarningsDefaultValue;
+LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT int xmlKeepBlanksDefaultValue;
+LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT int xmlLoadExtDtdDefaultValue;
+LIBXML_DLL_IMPORT int xmlPedanticParserDefaultValue;
 
 #define TEST_PERL_FLAG(flag) \
     SvTRUE(perl_get_sv(flag, FALSE)) ? 1 : 0