diff -urNd netkit-base-0.17/configure netkit-base-0.17-new/configure
--- netkit-base-0.17/configure	2000-07-29 13:00:28.000000000 -0500
+++ netkit-base-0.17-new/configure	2002-10-02 14:06:12.000000000 -0500
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 MANMODE='644'
 SUIDMODE='4755'
 
-while [ x$1 != x ]; do case $1 in
+while [ x"$1" != x ]; do case $1 in
 
 	--help)
 	cat <<EOF