diff --git a/src/hppa/init.h b/src/hppa/init.h
index e69de29b..b84e07a7 100644
--- a/src/hppa/init.h
+++ b/src/hppa/init.h
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/* libunwind - a platform-independent unwind library
+   Copyright (C) 2003 Hewlett-Packard Co
+	Contributed by ...
+
+This file is part of libunwind.
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.  */
+
+#include "unwind_i.h"
+
+static inline int
+common_init (struct cursor *c)
+{
+  int ret, i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 32; ++i)
+    {
+      c->dwarf.loc[UNW_HPPA_GR + i]
+	= DWARF_REG_LOC (&c->dwarf, UNW_HPPA_GR + i);
+      c->dwarf.loc[UNW_HPPA_FR + i]
+	= DWARF_REG_LOC (&c->dwarf, UNW_HPPA_FR + i);
+    }
+
+  c->dwarf.loc[UNW_HPPA_IP] = c->dwarf.loc[UNW_HPPA_RP];
+
+  ret = dwarf_get (&c->dwarf, c->dwarf.loc[UNW_HPPA_IP], &c->dwarf.ip);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    return ret;
+
+  ret = dwarf_get (&c->dwarf, DWARF_REG_LOC (&c->dwarf, UNW_HPPA_SP),
+		   &c->dwarf.cfa);
+  if (ret < 0)
+    return ret;
+
+  c->sigcontext_format = HPPA_SCF_NONE;
+  c->sigcontext_addr = 0;
+
+  c->dwarf.args_size = 0;
+  c->dwarf.ret_addr_column = 0;
+  c->dwarf.pi_valid = 0;
+  c->dwarf.pi_is_dynamic = 0;
+  return 0;
+}