--- htdig-3.1.5/installdir/rundig.emptydb	Thu Feb 24 21:29:12 2000
+++ htdig-3.1.5/installdir/rundig	Fri Dec 29 11:17:50 2000
@@ -34,7 +34,17 @@
 export TMPDIR
 
 $BINDIR/htdig -i $opts $stats $alt
+[ -e /var/lib/htdig/db/db.wordlist ] &&
+[ "`cat /var/lib/htdig/db/db.wordlist`" = "-0" ] && exit;
+
+[ -e /var/lib/htdig/db/db.wordlist.work ] &&
+[ "`cat /var/lib/htdig/db/db.wordlist.work`" = "-0" ] && exit;
+
+OLD_LC=$LC_ALL
+export LC_ALL=C
 $BINDIR/htmerge $opts $stats $alt
+export LC_ALL=$OLD_LC
+
 case "$alt" in
 -a)
   ( cd $DBDIR && test -f db.docdb.work &&