1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib-src/rcs2log b/lib-src/rcs2log
index 5760a41b8c1..d5b8186e97e 100755
--- a/lib-src/rcs2log
+++ b/lib-src/rcs2log
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 # Author: Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>
 
-# $Id: rcs2log,v 1.19 1995/03/21 05:11:06 eggert Exp $
+# $Id: rcs2log,v 1.19 1995/03/21 05:37:42 eggert Exp eggert $
 
 # Copyright 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
@@ -64,14 +64,21 @@ do
                         loginFullnameMailaddrs=$loginFullnameMailaddrs$nl$2$tab$3$tab$4
                         shift; shift; shift;;
                 -u)
+                        # If $2 is not tab-separated, use colon for separator.
                         case ${2?} in
                         *"$nl"*)
                                 echo >&2 "$0: -u '$2': newlines not allowed"
                                 exit 1;;
-                        *"$tab"*"$tab"*"$tab"*)
+                        *"$tab"*)
+                                t=$tab;;
+                        *)
+                                t=:
+                        esac
+                        case $2 in
+                        *"$t"*"$t"*"$t"*)
                                 echo >&2 "$0: -u '$2': too many fields"
                                 exit 1;;
-                        *"$tab"*"$tab"*)
+                        *"$t"*"$t"*)
                                 ;;
                         *)
                                 echo >&2 "$0: -u '$2': not enough fields"
@@ -244,7 +251,10 @@ EOF
         IFS=$nl
         for loginFullnameMailaddr in $loginFullnameMailaddrs
         do
-                IFS=$tab
+                case $loginFullnameMailaddr in
+                *"$tab"*) IFS=$tab;;
+                *) IFS=:
+                esac
                 set x $loginFullnameMailaddr
                 login=$2
                 fullname=$3