02 Jul 16 15:12, you wrote to all:   
      
    ml> could this be a problem of 64bit vs 32bit??   
      
   A quick way to tell would be to re-compile GoldED as 32-bit, and test that.    
   g++ -m32 ...   
      
    ml> $ file gedlnx gnlnx   
    ml> gedlnx: ELF 64-bit LSB  executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV),   
    ml> dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.24,   
    ml> BuildID[sha1]=f342eefb0b8a24d7d5290d223ddfd494efe8e0fb, not stripped   
    ml> gnlnx:  ELF 64-bit LSB  executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV),   
    ml> dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 2.6.24,   
    ml> BuildID[sha1]=d8031f939ce09d04195015dd87bd4b500965cf51, not stripped   
      
   --- GoldED+/BSD 1.1.5-b20160201   
    * Origin: Blizzard of Ozz, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (3:633/267)