diff -ur gc/Makefile gc/Makefile
--- gc/Makefile Sat Jul 24 02:53:34 1999
+++ gc/Makefile Tue Nov 30 14:29:50 1999
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #               and runs some tests of collector and cords.  Does not add cords or
 #       c++ interface to gc.a
 # cord/de - builds dumb editor based on cords.
-ABI_FLAG=
+ABI_FLAG=-KPIC
 CC=cc $(ABI_FLAG)
 CXX=CC $(ABI_FLAG)
 AS=as $(ABI_FLAG)
Only in gc: Makefile.back
Only in gc: Makefile.orig
diff -ur gc/gcconfig.h gc/gcconfig.h
--- gc/gcconfig.h       Fri Jul  9 05:03:22 1999
+++ gc/gcconfig.h       Tue Nov 30 14:30:11 1999
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
 # endif
 # if defined(mips) || defined(__mips)
 #    define MIPS
-#    if defined(ultrix) || defined(__ultrix) || defined(__NetBSD__)
+#    if defined(ultrix) || defined(__ultrix) || defined(__NetBSD__) ||\
+        defined(nec_ews) || defined(__sony_news)
 #      define ULTRIX
 #    else
 #      if defined(_SYSTYPE_SVR4) || defined(SYSTYPE_SVR4) || defined(__SYSTYPE_SVR4__)