diff -Naurd slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/src/do.c slashem-0.0.6E4F8/src/do.c
--- slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/src/do.c	2002-04-01 01:05:53.000000000 +0300
+++ slashem-0.0.6E4F8/src/do.c	2003-07-28 17:21:50.000000000 +0300
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #ifdef _DCC
 const
 #endif
-extern int errno;
+#include <errno.h>
 #endif
 
 #ifdef SINKS
diff -Naurd slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/src/files.c slashem-0.0.6E4F8/src/files.c
--- slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/src/files.c	2002-04-01 01:05:54.000000000 +0300
+++ slashem-0.0.6E4F8/src/files.c	2003-07-28 17:21:33.000000000 +0300
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #if defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS)
 #include <errno.h>
 # ifndef SKIP_ERRNO
-extern int errno;
+#include <errno.h>
 # endif
 #include <signal.h>
 #endif
diff -Naurd slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/sys/unix/cpp2.shr slashem-0.0.6E4F8/sys/unix/cpp2.shr
--- slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/sys/unix/cpp2.shr	2002-04-01 01:06:10.000000000 +0300
+++ slashem-0.0.6E4F8/sys/unix/cpp2.shr	2003-07-28 17:21:01.000000000 +0300
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@
 X#endif
 X
 X#include	<stdio.h>
+X#include	<errno.h>
 X#include	<ctype.h>
 X#include	"cppdef.h"
 X#include	"cpp.h"
@@ -1113,7 +1114,6 @@
 X	int			i;	/* argv[] index		*/
 X	int			j;	/* Output index		*/
 X	int			file;	/* File_descriptor 	*/
-X	extern int		errno;	/* Last vms i/o error 	*/
 X
 X	for (j = i = 1; i < argc; i++) {   /* Do all arguments	*/
 X	    switch (*(ap = argv[i])) {
diff -Naurd slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/sys/unix/unixres.c slashem-0.0.6E4F8/sys/unix/unixres.c
--- slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/sys/unix/unixres.c	2002-04-01 01:06:10.000000000 +0300
+++ slashem-0.0.6E4F8/sys/unix/unixres.c	2003-07-28 17:19:23.000000000 +0300
@@ -13,51 +13,47 @@
  * so temporarily dropping privileges on these systems is sufficient to
  * hide them.
  */
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
 
 #include "config.h"
 
 #ifdef GETRES_SUPPORT
 
-#if defined(LINUX)
+# if defined(LINUX)
 
-static _syscall3(int, getresuid, unsigned short *, ruid, \
-  unsigned short *, euid, unsigned short *, suid)
-static _syscall3(int, getresgid, unsigned short *, rgid, \
-  unsigned short *, egid, unsigned short *, sgid)
+/* requires dynamic linking with libc */
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 
 static int
 real_getresuid(ruid, euid, suid)
 uid_t *ruid, *euid, *suid;
 {
-    int retval;
-    unsigned short r, e, s;
-    retval = getresuid(&r, &e, &s);
-    if (!retval) {
-	*ruid = r;
-	*euid = e;
-	*suid = s;
-    }
-    return retval;
+    int (*f)(uid_t *, uid_t *, uid_t *); /* getresuid signature */
+
+    f = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "getresuid");
+    if (!f) return -1;
+
+    return f(ruid, euid, suid);
 }
 
 static int
 real_getresgid(rgid, egid, sgid)
 gid_t *rgid, *egid, *sgid;
 {
-    int retval;
-    unsigned short r, e, s;
-    retval = getresgid(&r, &e, &s);
-    if (!retval) {
-	*rgid = r;
-	*egid = e;
-	*sgid = s;
-    }
-    return retval;
+    int (*f)(gid_t *, gid_t *, gid_t *); /* getresgid signature */
+
+    f = dlsym(RTLD_NEXT, "getresgid");
+    if (!f) return -1;
+
+    return f(rgid, egid, sgid);
 }
 
-#elif defined(BSD) || defined(SVR4)
+# else
+#  if defined(BSD) || defined(SVR4)
 
-#ifdef SYS_getresuid
+#   ifdef SYS_getresuid
 
 static int
 real_getresuid(ruid, euid, suid)
@@ -66,7 +62,7 @@
     return syscall(SYS_getresuid, ruid, euid, suid);
 }
 
-#else	/* SYS_getresuid */
+#   else	/* SYS_getresuid */
 
 static int
 real_getresuid(ruid, euid, suid)
@@ -88,9 +84,9 @@
     return retval;
 }
 
-#endif	/* SYS_getresuid */
+#   endif	/* SYS_getresuid */
 
-#ifdef SYS_getresgid
+#   ifdef SYS_getresgid
 
 static int
 real_getresgid(rgid, egid, sgid)
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@
     return syscall(SYS_getresgid, rgid, egid, sgid);
 }
 
-#else	/* SYS_getresgid */
+#   else	/* SYS_getresgid */
 
 static int
 real_getresgid(rgid, egid, sgid)
@@ -121,8 +117,9 @@
     return retval;
 }
 
-#endif	/* SYS_getresgid */
-#endif	/* LINUX || BSD || SVR4 */
+#   endif	/* SYS_getresgid */
+#  endif	/* BSD || SVR4 */
+# endif		/* LINUX */
 
 static unsigned int hiding_privileges = 0;
 
@@ -199,11 +196,13 @@
 
 #else	/* GETRES_SUPPORT */
 
+# ifdef GNOME_GRAPHICS 
 int
 hide_privileges(flag)
 boolean flag;
 {
     return 0;
 }
+# endif
 
 #endif	/* GETRES_SUPPORT */
diff -Naurd slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/sys/unix/unixunix.c slashem-0.0.6E4F8/sys/unix/unixunix.c
--- slashem-0.0.6E4F8-old/sys/unix/unixunix.c	2002-04-01 01:06:10.000000000 +0300
+++ slashem-0.0.6E4F8/sys/unix/unixunix.c	2003-07-28 17:25:21.000000000 +0300
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 #endif
 	if(date - buf.st_mtime < 3L*24L*60L*60L) {	/* recent */
 #ifndef NETWORK
-		extern int errno;
+#include <errno.h>
 #endif
 		int lockedpid;	/* should be the same size as hackpid */
 
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@
 void
 getlock()
 {
-	extern int errno;
+/*#include <errno.h>
+	extern int errno;*/
 	register int i = 0, fd, c;
 #ifndef FILE_AREAS
 	const char *fq_lock;