--- ./elks-stuff/elkscmd/levee/misc.c	2004-05-28 16:02:01.000000000 -0400
+++ ./elks/elkscmd/levee/misc.c	2004-05-28 19:25:13.000000000 -0400
@@ -392,10 +392,11 @@
 	    *size = (ip-start);
             return (c==ESC) ? ESC : EOL;
 	}
-	else if ((!beautify) || c == TAB || c == ''
+	/*
+	else if ((!beautify) || c == TAB || c == ' '
 			     || (c >= ' ' && c <= '~')) {
 	    if (ip < endd) {
-		if (c == '')
+		if (c == ' ') 
 		    c = readchar();
 		switch (cclass(c)) {
 		    case 0 : ixp++; break;
@@ -412,6 +413,7 @@
 	    else
 		error();
 	}
+	*/
         else
 	    error();
     }