diff --git a/converters/xdeview/files/patch-ad b/converters/xdeview/files/patch-ad
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9113510834a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/converters/xdeview/files/patch-ad
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- tcl/uutcl.c.orig	Sat Feb 19 18:56:55 2005
++++ tcl/uutcl.c	Sat Feb 19 18:57:08 2005
+@@ -48,14 +48,6 @@
+ #include <tcl.h>
+ #endif
+ 
+-/*
+- * The following variable is a special hack that is needed in order for
+- * Sun shared libraries to be used for Tcl.
+- */
+-
+-extern int matherr();
+-int *tclDummyMathPtr = (int *) matherr;
+-
+ #include <uudeview.h>
+ #include <uuint.h>
+ #include <fptools.h>
diff --git a/lang/tclX/files/patch-ag b/lang/tclX/files/patch-ag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ec2f3b27e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/tclX/files/patch-ag
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- ../tcl/unix/tclXAppInit.c.orig	Sat Feb 19 19:05:30 2005
++++ ../tcl/unix/tclXAppInit.c	Sat Feb 19 19:05:42 2005
+@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@
+ 
+ #include "tclExtend.h"
+ 
+-/*
+- * The following variable is a special hack that insures the tcl
+- * version of matherr() is used when linking against shared libraries.
+- * Even if matherr is not used on this system, there is a dummy version
+- * in libtcl.
+- */
+-extern int matherr ();
+-int (*tclDummyMathPtr)() = matherr;
+-
+ 
+ /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  * main --
diff --git a/lang/tclX/files/patch-ah b/lang/tclX/files/patch-ah
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4fa51723eabf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/tclX/files/patch-ah
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- ../tk/unix/tkXAppInit.c.orig	Sat Feb 19 19:06:15 2005
++++ ../tk/unix/tkXAppInit.c	Sat Feb 19 19:06:22 2005
+@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@
+ #include "tclExtend.h"
+ #include "tk.h"
+ 
+-/*
+- * The following variable is a special hack that insures the tcl
+- * version of matherr() is used when linking against shared libraries
+- * Even if matherr is not used on this system, there is a dummy version
+- * in libtcl.
+- */
+-extern int matherr ();
+-int (*tclDummyMathPtr)() = matherr;
+-
+ 
+ /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  * main --
diff --git a/palm/pilot-link-devel/files/patch-ac b/palm/pilot-link-devel/files/patch-ac
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0f239e99c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/palm/pilot-link-devel/files/patch-ac
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- bindings/Tcl/tclAppInit.c.orig	Sat Feb 19 19:14:05 2005
++++ bindings/Tcl/tclAppInit.c	Sat Feb 19 19:14:16 2005
+@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
+ 
+ #include "tcl.h"
+ 
+-/*
+- * The following variable is a special hack that is needed in order for
+- * Sun shared libraries to be used for Tcl.
+- */
+-
+-extern int matherr();
+-int *tclDummyMathPtr = (int *) matherr;
+-
+ EXTERN int		Pitcl_Init _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Interp *interp));
+ 
+ #ifdef TCL_TEST
diff --git a/palm/pilot-link/files/patch-ac b/palm/pilot-link/files/patch-ac
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c0f239e99c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/palm/pilot-link/files/patch-ac
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- bindings/Tcl/tclAppInit.c.orig	Sat Feb 19 19:14:05 2005
++++ bindings/Tcl/tclAppInit.c	Sat Feb 19 19:14:16 2005
+@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
+ 
+ #include "tcl.h"
+ 
+-/*
+- * The following variable is a special hack that is needed in order for
+- * Sun shared libraries to be used for Tcl.
+- */
+-
+-extern int matherr();
+-int *tclDummyMathPtr = (int *) matherr;
+-
+ EXTERN int		Pitcl_Init _ANSI_ARGS_((Tcl_Interp *interp));
+ 
+ #ifdef TCL_TEST
diff --git a/x11-toolkits/tix/files/patch-af b/x11-toolkits/tix/files/patch-af
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c72933c2773e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-toolkits/tix/files/patch-af
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- tixAppInit.c.orig	Sat Feb 19 18:28:15 2005
++++ tixAppInit.c	Sat Feb 19 18:28:23 2005
+@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@
+ #include "itk.h"
+ #include <tix.h>
+ 
+-/*
+- * The following variable is a special hack that is needed in order for
+- * Sun shared libraries to be used for Tcl.
+- */
+-
+-extern int matherr();
+-int *tclDummyMathPtr = (int *) matherr;
+ 
+ /*
+  *----------------------------------------------------------------------