> Maybe some slackware incompatibility ?> Slackware 8.0
> kernel 2.4.18
> gcc 2.95.3
> 
> I am asking because i got a problem with netcat and i got 
to obtain a special crafted version of it for slackware.

Hum I dunno.. the kernel is not the problem, anyway ; nor 
gcc, I think. The only thing to check is the developpement 
libc release, you may try to reinstall it.