--- src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtod.c	2005/11/20 12:37:49	1.4
+++ src/lib/libc/stdlib/strtod.c	2005/11/23 08:51:56	1.5
@@ -1891,10 +1891,13 @@ __dtoa
 	double d2, ds, eps;
 	char *s, *s0;
 
+	/*
+	 * XXX initialize to silence GCC warnings
+	 */
 	ilim = 0;
 	ilim1 = 0;
-	spec_case = 0;
 	mlo = NULL;
+	spec_case = 0;
 
 	if (word0(d) & Sign_bit) {
 		/* set sign for everything, including 0's and NaNs */