--- src/log.c.orig	Sun Sep 19 17:44:02 1999
+++ src/log.c	Sun Sep 19 18:07:49 1999
@@ -271,7 +271,21 @@
   va_start(args, fmt);
   LogTimeStamp(logprintf);
   vlogprintf(fmt, args);
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) && defined(__alpha__)
+  /*
+   * This is an ugly hack!  On FreeBSD/Alpha va_list is a non-scalar
+   * type so to accommodate logging a simple string we steal a few
+   * lines from vlogprintf below.  Ick!
+   */
+#ifdef SYSLOG_FACILITY
+  syslog(SYSLOG_FACILITY|LOG_INFO, "\n\n");
+#else
+  fprintf(logfp, "\n\n");
+  fflush(logfp);
+#endif
+#else
   vlogprintf("\n", NULL);
+#endif
   if (gLogOptions & LG_CONSOLE)
   {
     vfprintf(stdout, fmt, args);