I checked out the latest GCL via GIT and attempted to build on 32 bit LinuxMint 14. I did:
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#<"TK" package>
>
#<"TK-PRIMITIVES" package>
>
#<"SYSTEM" package>
SYSTEM>
*COMMAND-ARGS*
SYSTEM>
ABS
SYSTEM>
#<function 00566c38>
SYSTEM>
#<function 00566c68>
SYSTEM>
#<function 00566c80>
SYSTEM>
#<function 00566c50>
SYSTEM>loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_predlib.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_type.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_typep.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_typecase.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_assert.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_dl.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_rm.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_autoload.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_fle.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_setf.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_arraylib.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_seq.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_seqlib.lsp
loading /home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport/../lsp/gcl_mislib.lsp
Segmentation fault
make[1]: *** [saved_pre_gcl] Error 139
rm raw_pre_gcl pre_init.lsp post_init.lsp
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/blake/Backup/gcl/gcl/unixport'
make: *** [unixport/saved_pre_gcl] Error 2