diff --git a/src/ca/netReadNotifyIO.cpp b/src/ca/netReadNotifyIO.cpp
index b93dcb883..852c1f053 100644
--- a/src/ca/netReadNotifyIO.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/netReadNotifyIO.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ void netReadNotifyIO::completion ( unsigned type,
 #   if defined (_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1300
     void netReadNotifyIO::operator delete ( void * ) // avoid visual c++ 7 bug
     {
-        throw std::logic_error ( "_MSC_VER == 1300 bogus stub called?" );
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
+    }
+#   endif
+
+#   if __GNUC__==2 && __GNUC_MINOR_<=96 
+    void netReadNotifyIO::operator delete ( void *, size_t ) // avoid gnu g++ bug
+    {
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
     }
 #   endif
 
diff --git a/src/ca/netSubscription.cpp b/src/ca/netSubscription.cpp
index 2a299f70d..22c2639e8 100644
--- a/src/ca/netSubscription.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/netSubscription.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,18 @@ void netSubscription::completion ( unsigned typeIn,
 #   if defined (_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1300
     void netSubscription::operator delete ( void * ) // avoid visual c++ 7 bug
     {
-        throw std::logic_error ( "_MSC_VER == 1300 bogus stub called?" );
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
+    }
+#   endif
+
+#   if __GNUC__==2 && __GNUC_MINOR_<=96 
+    void netSubscription::operator delete ( void *, size_t ) // avoid gnu g++ bug
+    {
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
     }
 #   endif
 
 
 
 
+
diff --git a/src/ca/netWriteNotifyIO.cpp b/src/ca/netWriteNotifyIO.cpp
index 92b9f307d..01393a8d3 100644
--- a/src/ca/netWriteNotifyIO.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/netWriteNotifyIO.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,14 @@ void netWriteNotifyIO::completion ( unsigned /* type */,
 #   if defined (_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1300
     void netWriteNotifyIO::operator delete ( void * ) // avoid visual c++ 7 bug
     {
-        throw std::logic_error ( "_MSC_VER == 1300 bogus stub called?" );
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
+    }
+#   endif
+
+#   if __GNUC__==2 && __GNUC_MINOR_<=96 
+    void netWriteNotifyIO::operator delete ( void *, size_t ) // avoid gnu g++ bug
+    {
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
     }
 #   endif
 
diff --git a/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp b/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
index f3548c1fc..5778b9b92 100644
--- a/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/syncGroupReadNotify.cpp
@@ -121,7 +121,14 @@ void syncGroupReadNotify::operator delete ( void *pCadaver,
 #   if defined (_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1300
     void syncGroupReadNotify::operator delete ( void * ) // avoid visual c++ 7 bug
     {
-        throw std::logic_error ( "_MSC_VER == 1300 bogus stub called?" );
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
+    }
+#   endif
+
+#   if __GNUC__==2 && __GNUC_MINOR_<=96 
+    void syncGroupReadNotify::operator delete ( void *, size_t ) // avoid gnu g++ bug
+    {
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
     }
 #   endif
 
diff --git a/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp b/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
index 3c5fa4811..bc4050be9 100644
--- a/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/syncGroupWriteNotify.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,14 @@ void syncGroupWriteNotify::operator delete ( void *pCadaver,
 #   if defined (_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1300
     void syncGroupWriteNotify::operator delete ( void * ) // avoid visual c++ 7 bug
     {
-        throw std::logic_error ( "_MSC_VER == 1300 bogus stub called?" );
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
+    }
+#   endif
+
+#   if __GNUC__==2 && __GNUC_MINOR_<=96 
+    void syncGroupWriteNotify::operator delete ( void *, size_t ) // avoid gnu g++ bug
+    {
+        throw std::logic_error ( "bogus operator delete called?" );
     }
 #   endif