--- variable.c	2002-10-04 04:13:42.000000000 +0200
+++ ../make-3.80-patched/variable.c	2004-07-20 20:40:25.000000000 +0200
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
   v->per_target = 0;
   v->append = 0;
   v->export = v_default;
+  v->special = 0;
 
   v->exportable = 1;
   if (*name != '_' && (*name < 'A' || *name > 'Z')