--- db_dump.c.orig	Tue Oct  8 02:25:54 1996
+++ db_dump.c	Fri Aug 16 14:24:09 2002
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 {
     char *c=var;
 
-    for (c+=strlen(var); isspace (*c); c--);
+    for (c+=strlen(var)-1; isspace (*c); c--);
 
     *(++c) = '\0';
     return var;
@@ -210,7 +210,9 @@
 	stack_field(fld);
     }
     read(dbfile,Buffer,1);              /* read the silly little \r 0x0d character */
+#ifdef I_USE_A_LAME_OS_LIKE_DOS
     read(dbfile,Buffer,1);              /* strange, it only works if we read another byte */
+#endif
 
     return;
 }