--- gforth/exboot.fs	2001/05/13 10:51:46	1.5
+++ gforth/exboot.fs	2007/12/31 19:02:24	1.12
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-\ ( n -- ) include except.fs and restart Gforth, ignoring the
-\ first n arguments. Gforth is restarted to create an exception frame
-\ for the exception handler.
+\ include except.fs and restart Gforth. Gforth is restarted to create
+\ an exception frame for the exception handler.
 
-\ Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+\ Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2003,2004,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 \ This file is part of Gforth.
 
 \ Gforth is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 \ modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-\ as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+\ as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3
 \ of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 
 \ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@
 \ GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 \ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-\ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-\ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
+\ along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 
 require except.fs
 
@@ -31,4 +29,11 @@ require except.fs
 \ included-files 2@ image-included-files 2!
 
 \ now boot
-pathstring 2@ rot argv @ over cells + argc @ rot - boot
+
+pathstring 2@ argv @ argc @
+[defined] next-arg 0= [if]
+    \ for compatibility with old versions
+    swap cell+ swap 1-
+[endif]
+boot
+    
\ No newline at end of file