--- htdig-3.2.0b6/htdig/ExternalParser.cc.orig	2004-05-28 08:15:14.000000000 -0500

+++ htdig-3.0.0b6/htdig/ExternalParser.cc	2005-09-15 11:41:05.000000000 -0500

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ ExternalParser::parse(Retriever &retriev

     int		get_file = (convertToType.length() != 0);

     String	newcontent;

-    StringList	cpargs(currentParser);

+    StringList	cpargs(currentParser, " \t");

     char   **parsargs = new char * [cpargs.Count() + 5];

     int    argi;

     for (argi = 0; argi < cpargs.Count(); argi++)

@@ -280,7 +280,11 @@ ExternalParser::parse(Retriever &retriev

 	// Call External Parser

 	execv(parsargs[0], parsargs);

-	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

+	perror("execv");

+	write(STDERR_FILENO, "External parser error: Can't execute ", 37);

+	write(STDERR_FILENO, parsargs[0], strlen(parsargs[0]));

+	write(STDERR_FILENO, "\n", 1);

+	_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

     }

     // Parent Process

@@ -424,7 +428,7 @@ ExternalParser::parse(Retriever &retriev

 		  {

 			metadatetags = new StringMatch();

 			metadatetags->IgnoreCase();

-			metadatetags->Pattern("date|dc.date|dc.date.created|dc.data.modified");

+			metadatetags->Pattern("date|dc.date|dc.date.created|dc.date.modified");

 		  }

 		  // <URL:http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/html-spec/html-spec_5.html#SEC5.2.5>