Internal Error: The private GNUstep function to establish the argv and environment was not called

[Jürgen Lorenz Simon]

Hello group,

After developing some GNUstep software on one Linux system (the 
development machine) where it ran
flawlessly, I intended to install it on another (deployment machine) 
where it fails. Both machines have the
latest GNUstep version from CVS, which in both cases compiled and 
installed without any problems.
The error I'm getting on the deployment machine is:

GNUSTEP Internal Error:
The private GNUstep function to establish the argv and environment
variables was not called.
Please report the error to address@hidden

I googled around a bit, and the only cause I could find was wrong 
version of objc library on the system.
Not sure what to look for. The GNUstep FAQ tells me not to use the 
gnustep-objc library, but I couldnt
find anything matching the description on either system. Only the 
gcc-objc package.

Here are the SUSE and gcc versions for both machines:

Development: Suse Linux 9.1, gcc 3.3.3
Deployment: Suse Linux 9.0, gcc 3.3.1


I'm a tad stuck, any pointers are greatly appreciated!