diff -Naur v7sh-oldarrays/defs.h v7sh-newarrays/defs.h
--- v7sh-oldarrays/defs.h	2005-03-07 12:14:27.000000000 +0100
+++ v7sh-newarrays/defs.h	2009-01-11 21:09:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 extern MSG	synmsg;
 
 /* name tree and words */
-extern SYSTAB	reserved;
+extern SYSTAB	reserved[];
 int wdval;
 int wdnum;
 ARGPTR	wdarg;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 void	stdsigs(void);
 unsigned long stoi(STRING icp);
 void	subst(int in, int ot);
-int	syslook(STRING w, SYSTAB syswds);
+int	syslook(STRING w, SYSTAB syswds[]);
 int	tmpfil(void);
 void	trim(STRING at);
 DOLPTR	useargs(void);
diff -Naur v7sh-oldarrays/mode.h v7sh-newarrays/mode.h
--- v7sh-oldarrays/mode.h	2005-03-07 08:45:19.000000000 +0100
+++ v7sh-newarrays/mode.h	2009-01-11 21:09:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 typedef struct swnod *SWPTR;
 typedef struct sysnod *SYSPTR;
 typedef struct sysnod SYSNOD;
-typedef struct sysnod SYSTAB[];
+typedef struct sysnod SYSTAB;
 typedef struct trenod *TREPTR;
 typedef struct whnod *WHPTR;
 
diff -Naur v7sh-oldarrays/msg.c v7sh-newarrays/msg.c
--- v7sh-oldarrays/msg.c	2003-06-09 09:26:21.000000000 +0200
+++ v7sh-newarrays/msg.c	2009-01-11 21:09:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 MSG	export = "export";
 MSG	readonly = "readonly";
 
-SYSTAB	commands = {
+SYSTAB	commands[] = {
 	{ "cd", 	SYSCD },
 	{ "read", 	SYSREAD },
 /*	{ "[", 		SYSTST},	*/
diff -Naur v7sh-oldarrays/name.c v7sh-newarrays/name.c
--- v7sh-oldarrays/name.c	2003-06-09 22:43:47.000000000 +0200
+++ v7sh-newarrays/name.c	2009-01-11 21:09:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 /* ========	variable and string handling	======== */
 
 int
-syslook(STRING w, SYSTAB syswds)
+syslook(STRING w, SYSTAB syswds[])
 {
 	char first;
 	STRING	s;
diff -Naur v7sh-oldarrays/xec.c v7sh-newarrays/xec.c
--- v7sh-oldarrays/xec.c	2003-11-10 23:45:25.000000000 +0100
+++ v7sh-newarrays/xec.c	2009-01-11 21:09:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "defs.h"
 #include "sym.h"
 
-extern SYSTAB commands;
+extern SYSTAB commands[];
 
 static int parent;