--- fixlafiles.awk.orig	2008-02-18 15:21:33.000000000 +0000
+++ fixlafiles.awk	2008-02-18 15:30:31.000000000 +0000
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@
 # Helper functions
 #
 function printn(string) {
-	system("echo -n \"" string "\"")
+	printf("%s", string)
 }
 function einfo(string) {
-	system("echo -e \" \\e[32;01m*\\e[0m " string "\"")
+	printf(" \033[32;01m*\033[0m %s\n", string)
 }
 function einfon(string) {
-	system("echo -ne \" \\e[32;01m*\\e[0m " string "\"")
+	printf(" \033[32;01m*\033[0m %s", string)
 }
 function ewarn(string) {
-	system("echo -e \" \\e[33;01m*\\e[0m " string "\"")
+	printf(" \033[33;01m*\033[0m %s\n", string)
 }
 function ewarnn(string) {
-	system("echo -ne \" \\e[33;01m*\\e[0m " string "\"")
+	printf(" \033[33;01m*\033[0m %s", string)
 }
 function eerror(string) {
-	system("echo -e \" \\e[31;01m*\\e[0m " string "\"")
+	printf(" \033[31;01m*\033[0m %s\n", string)
 }
 
 #