diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0fc9ce7..0104cac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #
 #  See doc/install.htm for instructions.
 
+LC_ALL=C
+export LC_ALL
+
 
 #  configuration parameters
 VERSION=v943
@@ -153,14 +156,14 @@ Benchmark-icont:
 
 Clean:
 		touch Makedefs
-		rm -rf icon.*
+		rm -rf icon.v*
 		cd src;			$(MAKE) Clean
 		cd ipl;			$(MAKE) Clean
 		cd tests;		$(MAKE) Clean
 
 Pure:
 		touch Makedefs
-		rm -rf icon.*
+		rm -rf icon.v*
 		rm -rf bin/[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz]*
 		rm -rf lib/[abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz]*
 		cd ipl;			$(MAKE) Pure
diff --git a/config/gnu/Makedefs b/config/gnu/Makedefs
index e69de29..01f86b3 100644
--- a/config/gnu/Makedefs
+++ b/config/gnu/Makedefs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#  CC       C compiler
+#  CFLAGS   flags for building C files
+#  CFDYN    additional flags for dynamic functions
+#  RLINK    flags for linking run-time system
+#  RLIBS    libraries to link with run-time system
+#  TLIBS    libraries to link for POSIX threads
+#  XLIBS    libraries to link for graphics
+#  XPMDEFS  definitions for building XPM library
+#  GDIR     directory of graphics helper library
+
+CC = gcc
+CFLAGS = -O2
+CFDYN = -fPIC
+RLINK = -Wl,-E
+RLIBS = -lm -ldl
+TLIBS = -lpthread
+XLIBS = -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lX11
+XPMDEFS = -DZPIPE
+GDIR = xpm
diff --git a/config/gnu/define.h b/config/gnu/define.h
index e69de29..6ce5df8 100644
--- a/config/gnu/define.h
+++ b/config/gnu/define.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * Icon configuration file for the GNU system.
+ */
+
+#define UNIX 1
+#define LoadFunc
+/* no SysOpt: GLibC's getopt() is POSIX-compatible only if an envmt var
+   is set.  */
+
+#define CComp "gcc"
+#define COpts "-O2 -fomit-frame-pointer"
diff --git a/config/gnu/rswitch.c b/config/gnu/rswitch.c
index e69de29..4a9def0 100644
--- a/config/gnu/rswitch.c
+++ b/config/gnu/rswitch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * This is the co-expression context switch for the GNU system.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * coswitch
+ */
+
+coswitch(old_cs, new_cs, first)
+int *old_cs, *new_cs;
+int first;
+   {
+   asm("  movl 8(%ebp),%eax");
+   asm("  movl %esp,0(%eax)");
+   asm("  movl %ebp,4(%eax)");
+   asm("  movl 12(%ebp),%eax");
+   if (first == 0) {           /* this is the first activation */
+      asm("  movl 0(%eax),%esp");
+      asm("  movl $0,%ebp");
+      new_context(0, 0);
+      syserr("interp() returned in coswitch");
+      }
+   else {
+      asm("  movl 0(%eax),%esp");
+      asm("  movl 4(%eax),%ebp");
+      }
+   }
diff --git a/config/gnu/status b/config/gnu/status
index e69de29..9ad2dec 100644
--- a/config/gnu/status
+++ b/config/gnu/status
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+System configuration:
+
+       Intel architecture running the GNU system
+
+Latest Icon version:
+
+       Version 9.4.0
+
+Installer:
+
+       Marcus Brinkmann
+       The Debian project
+
+Missing features:
+
+       None
+
+Known bugs:
+
+       None
+
+Comments:
+
+       Tested under Debian GNU/Hurd.
+
+Date:
+
+       August 9, 2001
diff --git a/ipl/Makefile b/ipl/Makefile
index a438946..9112435 100644
--- a/ipl/Makefile
+++ b/ipl/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ All:	Ilib Ibin
 Ilib:	cfuncs/libcfunc.so
 cfuncs/libcfunc.so:  ../bin/icont
 	cp incl/*.icn gincl/*.icn cfuncs/icall.h ../lib
-	cd procs;  LPATH= ../../bin/icont -usc *.icn; mv *.u? ../../lib
-	cd gprocs; LPATH= ../../bin/icont -usc *.icn; mv *.u? ../../lib
+	cd procs;  LPATH=../../lib ../../bin/icont -usc *.icn; mv *.u? ../../lib
+	cd gprocs; LPATH=../../lib ../../bin/icont -usc *.icn; mv *.u? ../../lib
 	if grep '^ *# *define LoadFunc' ../src/h/define.h >/dev/null; \
 	   then $(MAKE) Cfunctions; fi
 
diff --git a/src/iconc/ctrans.c b/src/iconc/ctrans.c
index 7d33ac5..f04f8af 100644
--- a/src/iconc/ctrans.c
+++ b/src/iconc/ctrans.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ int trans()
    struct srcfile *sf;
 
    lpath = getenv("LPATH");	/* remains null if unspecified */
+   if (!lpath)
+       lpath = "/usr/lib/icon-ipl";
 
    for (sf = srclst; sf != NULL; sf = sf->next)
       trans1(sf->name);	/* translate each file in turn */
diff --git a/src/icont/tunix.c b/src/icont/tunix.c
index 9478403..bff6988 100644
--- a/src/icont/tunix.c
+++ b/src/icont/tunix.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static char *libpath(char *prog, char *envname) {
    else
       strcpy(buf, ".");
    strcat(buf, ":");
-   strcat(buf, relfile(prog, "/../../lib"));
+   strcat(buf, "/usr/lib/icon-ipl");
    return salloc(buf);
    }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/fmisc.r b/src/runtime/fmisc.r
index 6691241..cba0a1a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/fmisc.r
+++ b/src/runtime/fmisc.r
@@ -195,7 +195,9 @@ function{1} copy(x)
                runerr(0);
             dst->table.size = src->table.size;
             dst->table.mask = src->table.mask;
-            dst->table.defvalue = src->table.defvalue;
+            memcpy((char *) &dst->table.defvalue,
+	           (char *) &src->table.defvalue,
+		   sizeof(dst->table.defvalue));
             for (i = 0; i < HSegs && src->table.hdir[i] != NULL; i++)
                memcpy((char *)dst->table.hdir[i], (char *)src->table.hdir[i],
                   src->table.hdir[i]->blksize);
diff --git a/tests/general/Test-icon b/tests/general/Test-icon
index 07ccb87..7f53036 100755
--- a/tests/general/Test-icon
+++ b/tests/general/Test-icon
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ for F in $*; do
    F=`basename $F .icn`
    rm -f $F.out
    echo "Testing $F"
-   if $IC -s $F.icn; then
+   if IPATH=../../lib $IC -s $F.icn; then
       if test -x $F.exe; then
          EXE=$F.exe
       else