diff --git a/news/trn/Makefile b/news/trn/Makefile
index 56357296069..54303ca3e8b 100644
--- a/news/trn/Makefile
+++ b/news/trn/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.25 2020/03/20 16:44:27 naddy Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: Makefile,v 1.26 2021/02/06 21:18:58 naddy Exp $
 
 COMMENT=	threaded newsreader
 
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MASTER_SITES=${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEFORGE:=trn/}
 V=77
 DISTNAME=	trn-4.0-test$V
 PKGNAME=	trn-4.0.$V
-REVISION=	2
+REVISION=	3
 
 PERMIT_PACKAGE=Yes
 # Technically, we could put trn on CD-Rom, provided we include the distfile
diff --git a/news/trn/patches/patch-scan_h b/news/trn/patches/patch-scan_h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35d494312a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/trn/patches/patch-scan_h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+$OpenBSD: patch-scan_h,v 1.1 2021/02/06 21:18:58 naddy Exp $
+
+fix for -fno-common
+
+Index: scan.h
+--- scan.h.orig
++++ scan.h
+@@ -64,36 +64,36 @@ struct scontext {
+ 
+ /* the current values */
+ 
+-long* s_ent_sort;		/* sorted list of entries in the context */
+-long s_ent_sort_max;		/* maximum index of sorted array */
+-long s_ent_sorted_max;		/* maximum index *that is sorted* */
+-long* s_ent_index;		/* indexes into ent_sorted */
+-long s_ent_index_max;		/* maximum entry number added */
++EXT long* s_ent_sort;		/* sorted list of entries in the context */
++EXT long s_ent_sort_max;	/* maximum index of sorted array */
++EXT long s_ent_sorted_max;	/* maximum index *that is sorted* */
++EXT long* s_ent_index;		/* indexes into ent_sorted */
++EXT long s_ent_index_max;	/* maximum entry number added */
+ 
+-int s_page_size;		/* number of entries allocated for page */
++EXT int s_page_size;		/* number of entries allocated for page */
+ 				/* (usually fixed, > max screen lines) */
+-PAGE_ENT* page_ents;		/* array of entries on page */
++EXT PAGE_ENT* page_ents;	/* array of entries on page */
+ /* -1 means not initialized for top and bottom entry */
+-long s_top_ent;		/* top entry on page */
+-long s_bot_ent;		/* bottom entry (note change) */
+-bool s_refill;			/* does the page need refilling? */
++EXT long s_top_ent;		/* top entry on page */
++EXT long s_bot_ent;		/* bottom entry (note change) */
++EXT bool s_refill;		/* does the page need refilling? */
+ /* refresh entries */
+-bool s_ref_all;		/* refresh all on page */
+-bool s_ref_top;		/* top status bar */
+-bool s_ref_bot;		/* bottom status bar */
++EXT bool s_ref_all;		/* refresh all on page */
++EXT bool s_ref_top;		/* top status bar */
++EXT bool s_ref_bot;		/* bottom status bar */
+ /* -1 for the next two entries means don't refresh */
+-short s_ref_status;		/* line to start refreshing status from */
+-short s_ref_desc;		/* line to start refreshing descript. from */
++EXT short s_ref_status;		/* line to start refreshing status from */
++EXT short s_ref_desc;		/* line to start refreshing descript. from */
+ /* screen sizes */
+-short s_top_lines;		/* lines for top status bar */
+-short s_bot_lines;		/* lines for bottom status bar */
+-short s_status_cols;		/* characters for status column */
+-short s_cursor_cols;		/* characters for cursor column */
+-short s_itemnum_cols;		/* characters for item number column */
+-short s_desc_cols;		/* characters for description column */
++EXT short s_top_lines;		/* lines for top status bar */
++EXT short s_bot_lines;		/* lines for bottom status bar */
++EXT short s_status_cols;	/* characters for status column */
++EXT short s_cursor_cols;	/* characters for cursor column */
++EXT short s_itemnum_cols;	/* characters for item number column */
++EXT short s_desc_cols;		/* characters for description column */
+ /* pointer info */
+-short s_ptr_page_line;		/* page_ent index */
+-long  s_flags;			/* misc. flags */
++EXT short s_ptr_page_line;	/* page_ent index */
++EXT long  s_flags;		/* misc. flags */
+ 
+ EXT int s_num_contexts INIT(0);
+ /* array of context structures */
+@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ EXT SCONTEXT* s_contexts INIT((SCONTEXT*)NULL);
+ /* current context number */
+ EXT int s_cur_context INIT(0);
+ /* current context type (for fast switching) */
+-int s_cur_type;
++EXT int s_cur_type;
+ 
+ /* options */
+ /* show item numbers by default */