--- liboctave/lo-ieee.cc.orig	Tue Dec 28 22:05:23 1999
+++ liboctave/lo-ieee.cc	Tue Dec 28 22:06:07 1999
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #if defined (SCO)
   double tmp = 1.0;
   octave_Inf = 1.0 / (tmp - tmp);
-#elif defined (__alpha__) && ! defined (linux)
+#elif defined (__alpha__) && ! defined (linux) && ! defined (__FreeBSD__)
   extern unsigned int DINFINITY[2];
   octave_Inf =  (*((double *) (DINFINITY)));
 #elif defined (HAVE_INFINITY)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 #if defined (HAVE_ISNAN)
 
-#if defined (__alpha__) && ! defined (linux)
+#if defined (__alpha__) && ! defined (linux) && ! defined (__FreeBSD__)
   extern unsigned int DQNAN[2];
   octave_NaN = (*((double *) (DQNAN)));
 #elif defined (HAVE_QUIET_NAN)