diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index db63a087deb..2fbdea74866 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Mon Jan 18 15:19:13 1999  David Taylor  <taylor@texas.cygnus.com>
+
+	* procfs.c (procfs_ops): delete compile time initialization.
+	(_initialize_procfs): initialize procfs_ops at run time.
+
 Mon Jan 18 12:51:44 1999  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 
 	* configure.in: Ensure that -luser32 is always linked in
diff --git a/gdb/procfs.c b/gdb/procfs.c
index 1e9e04091bd..83c0c328d08 100644
--- a/gdb/procfs.c
+++ b/gdb/procfs.c
@@ -5752,75 +5752,7 @@ procfs_pid_to_str (pid)
 }
 #endif /* TIDGET */
 
-struct target_ops procfs_ops = {
-  "procfs",			/* to_shortname */
-  "Unix /proc child process",	/* to_longname */
-  "Unix /proc child process (started by the \"run\" command).",	/* to_doc */
-  procfs_open,			/* to_open */
-  0,				/* to_close */
-  procfs_attach,		/* to_attach */
-  NULL,                         /* to_post_attach */
-  procfs_attach,		/* to_require_attach */
-  procfs_detach, 		/* to_detach */
-  procfs_detach,		/* to_require_detach */
-  procfs_resume,		/* to_resume */
-  procfs_wait,			/* to_wait */
-  NULL,                         /* to_post_wait */
-  procfs_fetch_registers,	/* to_fetch_registers */
-  procfs_store_registers,	/* to_store_registers */
-  procfs_prepare_to_store,	/* to_prepare_to_store */
-  procfs_xfer_memory,		/* to_xfer_memory */
-  procfs_files_info,		/* to_files_info */
-  memory_insert_breakpoint,	/* to_insert_breakpoint */
-  memory_remove_breakpoint,	/* to_remove_breakpoint */
-  terminal_init_inferior,	/* to_terminal_init */
-  terminal_inferior, 		/* to_terminal_inferior */
-  terminal_ours_for_output,	/* to_terminal_ours_for_output */
-  terminal_ours,		/* to_terminal_ours */
-  child_terminal_info,		/* to_terminal_info */
-  procfs_kill_inferior,		/* to_kill */
-  0,				/* to_load */
-  0,				/* to_lookup_symbol */
-  procfs_create_inferior,	/* to_create_inferior */
-  NULL,                         /* to_post_startup_inferior */
-  NULL,                         /* to_acknowledge_created_inferior */
-  NULL,                         /* to_clone_and_follow_inferior */
-  NULL,                         /* to_post_follow_inferior_by_clone */
-  NULL,                         /* to_insert_fork_catchpoint */
-  NULL,                         /* to_remove_fork_catchpoint */
-  NULL,                         /* to_insert_vfork_catchpoint */
-  NULL,                         /* to_remove_vfork_catchpoint */
-  NULL,                         /* to_has_forked */
-  NULL,                         /* to_has_vforked */
-  NULL,                         /* to_can_follow_vfork_prior_to_exec */
-  NULL,                         /* to_post_follow_vfork */
-  NULL,                         /* to_insert_exec_catchpoint */
-  NULL,                         /* to_remove_exec_catchpoint */
-  NULL,                         /* to_has_execd */
-  NULL,                         /* to_reported_exec_events_per_exec_call */
-  NULL,                         /* to_has_syscall_event */
-  NULL,                         /* to_has_exited */
-  procfs_mourn_inferior,	/* to_mourn_inferior */
-  procfs_can_run,		/* to_can_run */
-  procfs_notice_signals,	/* to_notice_signals */
-  procfs_thread_alive,		/* to_thread_alive */
-  procfs_stop,			/* to_stop */
-  NULL,                         /* to_enable_exception_callback */
-  NULL,                         /* to_get_current_exception_event */
-  NULL,                         /* to_pid_to_exec_file */
-  NULL,                         /* to_core_file_to_sym_file */
-  process_stratum,		/* to_stratum */
-  0,				/* to_next */
-  1,				/* to_has_all_memory */
-  1,				/* to_has_memory */
-  1,				/* to_has_stack */
-  1,				/* to_has_registers */
-  1,				/* to_has_execution */
-  tc_none, 			/* to_has_thread_control */
-  0,				/* sections */
-  0,				/* sections_end */
-  OPS_MAGIC			/* to_magic */
-};
+struct target_ops procfs_ops;
 
 void
 _initialize_procfs ()
@@ -5837,6 +5769,48 @@ _initialize_procfs ()
     return;
   close (fd);
 #endif
+  procfs_ops.to_shortname = "procfs";
+  procfs_ops.to_longname = "Unix /proc child process";
+  procfs_ops.to_doc = "Unix /proc child process (started by the \"run\" command).";
+  procfs_ops.to_open = procfs_open;
+  procfs_ops.to_close = 0;
+  procfs_ops.to_attach = procfs_attach;
+  procfs_ops.to_require_attach = procfs_attach;
+  procfs_ops.to_detach = procfs_detach;
+  procfs_ops.to_require_detach = procfs_detach;
+  procfs_ops.to_resume = procfs_resume;
+  procfs_ops.to_wait = procfs_wait;
+  procfs_ops.to_fetch_registers = procfs_fetch_registers;
+  procfs_ops.to_store_registers = procfs_store_registers;
+  procfs_ops.to_prepare_to_store = procfs_prepare_to_store;
+  procfs_ops.to_xfer_memory = procfs_xfer_memory;
+  procfs_ops.to_files_info = procfs_files_info;
+  procfs_ops.to_insert_breakpoint = memory_insert_breakpoint;
+  procfs_ops.to_remove_breakpoint = memory_remove_breakpoint;
+  procfs_ops.to_terminal_init = terminal_init_inferior;
+  procfs_ops.to_terminal_inferior = terminal_inferior;
+  procfs_ops.to_terminal_ours_for_output = terminal_ours_for_output;
+  procfs_ops.to_terminal_ours = terminal_ours;
+  procfs_ops.to_terminal_info = child_terminal_info;
+  procfs_ops.to_kill = procfs_kill_inferior;
+  procfs_ops.to_load = 0;
+  procfs_ops.to_lookup_symbol = 0;
+  procfs_ops.to_create_inferior = procfs_create_inferior;
+  procfs_ops.to_mourn_inferior = procfs_mourn_inferior;
+  procfs_ops.to_can_run = procfs_can_run;
+  procfs_ops.to_notice_signals = procfs_notice_signals;
+  procfs_ops.to_thread_alive = procfs_thread_alive;
+  procfs_ops.to_stop = procfs_stop;
+  procfs_ops.to_stratum = process_stratum;
+  procfs_ops.to_has_all_memory = 1;
+  procfs_ops.to_has_memory = 1;
+  procfs_ops.to_has_stack = 1;
+  procfs_ops.to_has_registers = 1;
+  procfs_ops.to_has_execution = 1;
+  procfs_ops.to_has_thread_control = tc_none;
+  procfs_ops.to_sections = 0;
+  procfs_ops.to_sections_end = 0;
+  procfs_ops.to_magic = OPS_MAGIC;
 
   add_target (&procfs_ops);