diff -upk.orig patch-2.5.9.orig/inp.c patch-2.5.9/inp.c

--- patch-2.5.9.orig/inp.c	2003-05-20 13:58:02 +0000

+++ patch-2.5.9/inp.c	2005-10-25 23:02:41 +0000

@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ re_input (void)

     }

 }

+void

+reset_scan_input_vars (void)

+{

+    using_plan_a = 1;

+    i_buffer = NULL;

+    i_ptr = NULL;

+}

+

 /* Construct the line index, somehow or other. */

 void

diff -upk.orig patch-2.5.9.orig/inp.h patch-2.5.9/inp.h

--- patch-2.5.9.orig/inp.h	2003-05-20 14:05:22 +0000

+++ patch-2.5.9/inp.h	2005-10-25 23:02:21 +0000

@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ XTERN LINENUM input_lines;		/* how long 

 char const *ifetch (LINENUM, bool, size_t *);

 void get_input_file (char const *, char const *);

 void re_input (void);

+void reset_scan_input_vars (void);

 void scan_input (char *);

diff -upk.orig patch-2.5.9.orig/patch.c patch-2.5.9/patch.c

--- patch-2.5.9.orig/patch.c	2003-05-20 13:55:03 +0000

+++ patch-2.5.9/patch.c	2005-10-25 22:58:02 +0000

@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)

 	/* find out where all the lines are */

 	if (!skip_rest_of_patch)

-	    scan_input (inname);

+	  scan_input (inname);

+	else

+	  reset_scan_input_vars ();

+        

 	/* from here on, open no standard i/o files, because malloc */

 	/* might misfire and we can't catch it easily */