--- cmdoptns.cpp.orig	2005-01-29 00:55:31.424508256 -0600
+++ cmdoptns.cpp	2005-01-29 01:04:50.283548768 -0600
@@ -348,9 +348,16 @@
 #ifdef	__KCC
 		co_list = new (CommandOption **)[ocnt];
 		opt_list = new (CommandOption **)[ccnt];
-#else
-		co_list = new (CommandOption *)[ocnt];
-		opt_list = new (CommandOption *)[ccnt];
+#endif
+#if defined(__GNUC__) 
+ #if (__GNUC__>=3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__>=4)
+		/* removed the parethesis below here for GCC 3.4.3 */
+		co_list = new CommandOption *[ocnt];
+		opt_list = new CommandOption *[ccnt];
+ #else
+                co_list = new (CommandOption *)[ocnt];
+                opt_list = new (CommandOption *)[ccnt];
+ #endif
 #endif
 		long_options = new option[ccnt+1];
 		optstring = new char[ 2*ccnt+2 ];