diff --git a/idlc/source/idlccompile.cxx b/idlc/source/idlccompile.cxx
index b79ef762774e..4c7bd963b6f4 100644
--- a/idlc/source/idlccompile.cxx
+++ b/idlc/source/idlccompile.cxx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: idlccompile.cxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.7 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.8 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: rt $ $Date: 2001-08-20 10:44:50 $
+ *  last change: $Author: dbo $ $Date: 2001-08-23 07:21:56 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
  *  either of the following licenses
@@ -182,8 +182,12 @@ OString makeTempName(const OString& prefix, const OString& postfix)
 #else
     (void) mktemp(tmpFilePattern);
 #endif
-    if ( postfix.getLength() )
-        strcat(tmpFilePattern, postfix.getStr());
+    /** DBO (08/22/2002):
+        since mkstemp() creates the file, it won't be removed anywhere later appending a postfix.
+        Is the postfix necessarry?
+    */
+//      if ( postfix.getLength() )
+//          strcat(tmpFilePattern, postfix.getStr());
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __OS2__
diff --git a/idlc/source/idlcproduce.cxx b/idlc/source/idlcproduce.cxx
index 40af02bfb464..664fe987acca 100644
--- a/idlc/source/idlcproduce.cxx
+++ b/idlc/source/idlcproduce.cxx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
  *
  *  $RCSfile: idlcproduce.cxx,v $
  *
- *  $Revision: 1.5 $
+ *  $Revision: 1.6 $
  *
- *  last change: $Author: jsc $ $Date: 2001-08-17 13:03:26 $
+ *  last change: $Author: dbo $ $Date: 2001-08-23 07:21:56 $
  *
  *  The Contents of this file are made available subject to the terms of
  *  either of the following licenses
@@ -216,9 +216,9 @@ sal_Int32 SAL_CALL produceFile(const OString& fileName)
     OString strippedFileName(fileName.copy(fileName.lastIndexOf(SEPARATOR) + 1));
     OString tempName(strippedFileName.copy(0, strippedFileName.indexOf('.')));
     tempName += "_";
+    tempName += strippedFileName.replaceAt(strippedFileName.getLength() -3 , 3, "_idlc_");
     OString regTmpName( makeTempName(tempName, "._idlc_"));
     regFileName += strippedFileName.replaceAt(strippedFileName.getLength() -3 , 3, "urd");
-    regTmpName += strippedFileName.replaceAt(strippedFileName.getLength() -3 , 3, "_idlc_");
 
     RegistryLoader              regLoader;
     RegistryTypeWriterLoader    writerLoader;