diff -ru original.aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string.hpp solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string.hpp
--- original.aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string.hpp	Mon Nov 25 22:03:59 2002
+++ solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string.hpp	Mon Jan 19 10:13:22 2004
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 #include "istream.hpp"
 #include "ostream.hpp"
 
+
+/*
+PosibErr<String>::operator const String&() const
+String::String(const PosibErr<String>&)
+
+*/
+
 namespace acommon {
 
   template <typename Ret> class PosibErr;
diff -ru original.aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string_buffer.cpp solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string_buffer.cpp
--- original.aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string_buffer.cpp	Fri Nov 30 04:55:46 2001
+++ solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string_buffer.cpp	Mon Jan 19 09:34:31 2004
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "string_buffer.hpp"
 
 namespace acommon {
-
+  /*
   const StringBuffer::Buf StringBuffer::sbuf = {{0}};
 
   StringBuffer::StringBuffer() 
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
     fill += size;
     return s;
   }
-
+*/
 }
diff -ru original.aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string_buffer.hpp solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string_buffer.hpp
--- original.aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string_buffer.hpp	Fri Nov 30 04:55:46 2001
+++ solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/common/string_buffer.hpp	Mon Jan 19 09:34:32 2004
@@ -18,9 +21,33 @@
     static const Buf sbuf;
     BasicList<Buf> bufs;
     unsigned int fill;
+
   public:
-    StringBuffer();
-    char * alloc(unsigned int size);
+    /*
+      StringBuffer();
+      char * alloc(unsigned int size);
+    */
+
+    //        const StringBuffer::Buf StringBuffer::sbuf = {{0}};
+    
+    StringBuffer::StringBuffer() 
+      : fill(1)
+    {
+      bufs.push_front(sbuf);
+    }
+    
+    char * StringBuffer::alloc(unsigned int size) {
+      if (fill + size > buf_size) {
+	fill = 1;
+	bufs.push_front(sbuf);
+      }
+      char * s = bufs.front().buf + fill;
+      fill += size;
+      return s;
+    }
+
   };
 
+  const StringBuffer::Buf StringBuffer::sbuf = {{0}};
+
 }
diff -ru original.aspell-0.50.4.1/modules/filter/tex.cpp solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/modules/filter/tex.cpp
--- original.aspell-0.50.4.1/modules/filter/tex.cpp	Wed Aug 21 01:47:28 2002
+++ solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/modules/filter/tex.cpp	Mon Jan 19 09:34:32 2004
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 
   class TexFilter : public IndividualFilter 
   {
-  private:
+  public:
     enum InWhat {Name, Opt, Parm, Other, Swallow};
+  private:
     struct Command {
       InWhat in_what;
       String name;
diff -ru original.aspell-0.50.4.1/prog/aspell.cpp solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/prog/aspell.cpp
--- original.aspell-0.50.4.1/prog/aspell.cpp	Tue Oct  7 04:45:24 2003
+++ solaris-v4-aspell-0.50.4.1/prog/aspell.cpp	Mon Jan 19 11:46:25 2004
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 // 
 
 #include <deque>
-
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #include "settings.h"
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "file_util.hpp"
 #include "fstream.hpp"
 #include "info.hpp"
-#include "iostream.hpp"
 #include "posib_err.hpp"
 #include "speller.hpp"
 #include "stack_ptr.hpp"
@@ -44,6 +42,16 @@
 
 using namespace acommon;
 
+#ifndef __SUNPRO_CC
+// This doesn't seem to work on solaris, dunno why though -- FF
+#include "iostream.hpp"
+#else
+  FStream CIN(stdin, false);
+  FStream COUT(stdout, false);
+  FStream CERR(stderr, false);
+#endif
+
+
 // action functions declarations
 
 void print_ver();