--- libev/ev.c	2011/10/15 09:05:03	1.400
+++ libev/ev.c	2011/12/20 04:08:35	1.401
@@ -1195,11 +1195,11 @@
   #include "ev_wrap.h"
 
   static struct ev_loop default_loop_struct;
-  struct ev_loop *ev_default_loop_ptr;
+  EV_API_DECL struct ev_loop *ev_default_loop_ptr = 0; /* needs to be initialised to make it a defintiino despite extern */
 
 #else
 
-  ev_tstamp ev_rt_now;
+  EV_API_DECL ev_tstamp ev_rt_now = 0; /* needs to be initialised to make it a defintiino despite extern */
   #define VAR(name,decl) static decl;
     #include "ev_vars.h"
   #undef VAR