BJ> (1)  Did you install and compile based on the original package
 BJ> instructions, including both Max and Squish?  Including picking up
 BJ> the two source .zip files? 

_two_ source zips?? the only one i know of is max-3.03-etc.tar.gz... what
is the other one??

 BJ> (2)  Did you then update the source code tree from the current
 BJ> source forge source tree?  And then perform a complete recompile,
 BJ> including Max, Squish and Sqafix?

i've done this but...

 BJ> If not, you are probably missing a library.

evidently i am if there's another .gz file besides the one i mention above...

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