--- src/synaptics.c.old	2008-12-09 00:51:36.097865224 +0000
+++ src/synaptics.c	2008-12-09 00:52:46.717858473 +0000
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@
 	return NULL;
     }
 
+
     /* initialize the InputInfoRec */
     local->name                    = dev->identifier;
     local->type_name               = XI_TOUCHPAD;
@@ -591,6 +592,7 @@
     }
 
 #if GET_ABI_MAJOR(ABI_XINPUT_VERSION) == 0
+    pointer opts = local->options; /* read-only */
     local->history_size = xf86SetIntOption(opts, "HistorySize", 0);
 #endif