diff --git a/package/gnome2/abiword/gcc4.patch b/package/gnome2/abiword/gcc4.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5def79dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gnome2/abiword/gcc4.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- ./abi/src/wp/impexp/xp/ie_mailmerge.h.orig	2006-07-23 19:50:50.000000000 +0100
++++ ./abi/src/wp/impexp/xp/ie_mailmerge.h	2006-07-23 19:56:30.000000000 +0200
+@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
+ typedef UT_sint32 IEMergeType;
+ #define IEMT_Unknown ((IEMergeType)-1)
+ 
++class IE_MailMerge;
++
+ class ABI_EXPORT IE_MergeSniffer : public UT_AbiObject
+ {
+   friend class IE_MailMerge;
diff --git a/package/gnome2/abiword/libxml-apichange.patch b/package/gnome2/abiword/libxml-apichange.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..703a75187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/gnome2/abiword/libxml-apichange.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- ./wv/wvConfig.c.orig	2006-07-23 19:48:19.000000000 +0200
++++ ./wv/wvConfig.c	2006-07-23 19:48:44.000000000 +0200
+@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@
+ 
+ }
+ 
+-static void
++void
+ startElement (void *userData, const XML_Char *name, const XML_Char **atts)
+ {
+     unsigned int nAtts = 0;
+@@ -3093,7 +3093,7 @@
+       }
+ }
+ 
+-static void
++void
+ endElement (void *userData, const XML_Char *name)
+ {
+     state_data *mydata = (state_data *) userData;