--- include/NTL/new.h.orig	2008-05-06 21:56:16.000000000 +1200
+++ include/NTL/new.h	2008-05-06 21:56:33.000000000 +1200
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 
 #include <new>
 
-#define NTL_NEW_OP new (std::nothrow)
+// uncommenting std::nothrow makes this ntl work properly with Singular
+#define NTL_NEW_OP new //(std::nothrow) 
 
 
 #else