--- m_getfld.c~	2000-01-26 16:35:43.000000000 -0500
+++ m_getfld.c	2004-07-21 15:28:59.000101028 -0400
@@ -727,9 +727,10 @@
 	register char pc = *pat++;
 
 	for(;;) {
-		while (pc != *str++)
-			if (str > es)
-				return 0;
+		while (str <= es && pc != *str)
+			str++;
+		if (str++ > es)
+			return 0;
 
 		sp = str; pp = pat;
 		while (pp < ep && *sp++ == *pp)
 
 		sp = str; pp = pat;
 		while (pp < ep && *sp++ == *pp)