GTK/GDK 1.2.2 crashes X

[Ed Centanni <ecentan1 tampabay rr com>]

Running SuSE 5.3, gcc 2.7.2.1  libc.5.4.46.  I successfully compiled and
installed GLIB and GTK 1.2.2.  The testglib program works fine.  The
testdnd, testrgb and testgtk programs all crash X.  testinput,
testselection, and simple all run ok.   I stepped through in the
debugger and the crash occurs in different places in different
executables but consistently at the same place in the same executable --
usually on calling a function or returning from a function.  Calling
gdk_image_new in gdkrgb.c is one such example.  The X server XFREE
3.3.3.1 SVGA server reports that it caught Signal 11.  (SIGSEGV) 
Invalid memory reference.  My machine has been up for 40 days so I don't
think it's bad RAM.

I've already tried re-compiling with -g -O0.  No change.  Did ldconfig. 

Compiled Glade and it crashes X too.  Any ideas/fixes/suggestions? I
really want to start using GTK.

Thanks in Advance
Ed Centanni