--- gforth/string.fs	2000/03/26 21:53:16	1.1
+++ gforth/string.fs	2000/09/23 15:06:02	1.3
@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 \ dynamic string handling                              10aug99py
 
+\ Copyright (C) 2000 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
+\ of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+\ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+\ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+\ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+\ 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., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+
 : delete   ( buffer size count -- )
   over min >r  r@ - ( left over )  dup 0>
   IF  2dup swap dup  r@ +  -rot swap move  THEN  + r> bl fill ;
@@ -28,7 +46,8 @@
 \ dynamic string handling                              12dec99py
 
 : $split ( addr u char -- addr1 u1 addr2 u2 )
-  >r 2dup r> scan dup >r 1 /string 2swap r> - 2swap ;
+  >r 2dup r> scan dup >r dup IF  1 /string  THEN
+  2swap r> - 2swap ;
 
 : $iter ( .. $addr char xt -- .. ) { char xt }
   $@ BEGIN  dup  WHILE  char $split >r >r xt execute r> r>