1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sort-deb b/sort-deb
index 37e90ad..fc760f1 100755
--- a/sort-deb
+++ b/sort-deb
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@
 # OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
 # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
+# change the argument to system calls to a list.  -- Peter Palfrader
 
 sub dpkgcmp{my ($i,$j)=@_;chomp $i;chomp $j;
-	return system("        dpkg --compare-versions  $i  lt  $j            " ) * 1 
-	     + system("        dpkg --compare-versions  $i  gt  $j            " ) *-1;
+	return system('dpkg', '--compare-versions', $i, 'lt', $j) * 1
+	     + system('dpkg', '--compare-versions', $i, 'gt', $j) *-1;
 		;}
 print (sort {dpkgcmp($a,$b)} <>);