diff -dupr fcron-3.0.4.orig/script/check_system_crontabs fcron-3.0.4/script/check_system_crontabs
--- fcron-3.0.4.orig/script/check_system_crontabs	2009-09-02 12:02:54.032305325 +0200
+++ fcron-3.0.4/script/check_system_crontabs	2009-09-02 15:33:38.742306163 +0200
@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP=
 
 cleanup() {
   # remove temporary file (if any)
-  [ -e "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP" ] && rm -f $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
+  [ -e "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP" ] && rm -f "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP"
 }
 trap "eval cleanup" INT TERM HUP
 
-if [ -x "`type -p mktemp`" ]; then
-	FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP=`mktemp /tmp/fcrontab.XXXXXX`
-else
+FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP="`mktemp /tmp/fcrontab.XXXXXX 2>/dev/null`"
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 	FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP=/tmp/fcrontab.$$
 fi
 
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ VERBOSE=
 FORCE=
 
 # read command line arguments
-while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
   case "$1" in
   -v)
     VERBOSE=true
@@ -186,8 +185,9 @@ if [ -n "$FCRONTAB_PROG" ]; then
   [ -d "$FCRONTAB_PROG" ] && FCRONTAB_PROG="$FCRONTAB_PROG/fcrontab"
   [ ! -x "$FCRONTAB_PROG" ] && die "Invalid fcrontab executable or path specified with -p!"
 else
-  if [ -x "`type -p fcrontab`" ]; then
-    FCRONTAB_PROG="`type -p fcrontab`"
+  fcrontab -V 2>/dev/null
+  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    FCRONTAB_PROG=fcrontab
   elif [ -x /usr/bin/fcrontab ]; then
     FCRONTAB_PROG=/usr/bin/fcrontab
   elif [ -x /usr/local/bin/fcrontab ]; then
@@ -202,58 +202,67 @@ if [ -z "$CROND_DIR" -o -z "$CRONTAB_FIL
   die "Must specify all system crontab files."
 fi
 
-# Function to scan for valid files in $CROND_DIR
-crond_files()
-{
-  [ ! -d $CROND_DIR ] && return
-  local FILES=`echo $CROND_DIR/*`
-  local FILE
-  [ "$FILES" = "$CROND_DIR/*" ] && return
-  for FILE in $FILES; do
-    if [ ! -d $FILE -a $FILE = "${FILE%\~}" ]; then
-      echo $FILE
-    fi
-  done
-}
-
-
 # Function to build up a system crontab and tell fcron it's changed
 rebuild_and_notify()
 {
   logger -i -p cron.notice -t "check_system_crontabs" "Rebuilding the system fcrontab..."
 
   # put a warning message at the top of the file
-  echo -e "########################################" > $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
-  echo -e "# WARNING!!!  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!!! #" >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
-  echo -e "########################################" >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
-  echo -e "# Do not edit this file!  It is automatically generated from" >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
-  echo -e "# the $CRONTAB_FILE, the $FCRONTAB_FILE and $CROND_DIR/* files whenever one of" >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
-  echo -e "# those files is changed.\n#\n\n" >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
+  cat <<_EOF_ > "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP"
+########################################
+# WARNING!!!  DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!!! #
+########################################
+# Do not edit this file!  It is automatically generated from
+# the $CRONTAB_FILE, the $FCRONTAB_FILE and $CROND_DIR/* files whenever one of
+# those files is changed.
+#
+
+_EOF_
 
   # include the standard system crontab file if it exists and is not a symbolic link
-  if [ -f $CRONTAB_FILE -a ! -L $CRONTAB_FILE ]; then
-    echo -e "\n\n########################################\n# $CRONTAB_FILE\n########################################\n" >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
-    cat $CRONTAB_FILE >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
+  if [ -f "$CRONTAB_FILE" -a ! -L "$CRONTAB_FILE" ]; then
+    cat - "$CRONTAB_FILE" <<_EOF_ >> "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP"
+
+	
+########################################
+# $CRONTAB_FILE
+########################################
+
+_EOF_
   fi
 
   # print a nice filename header for each file in /etc/cron.d/
   # and include its contents into the new fcron system crontab
-  for i in `crond_files` ; do
-    echo -e "\n\n########################################\n# $i\n########################################\n" >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
-    cat $i >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
+  for i in "$CROND_DIR"/* ; do
+    if [ -r "$i" -a ! -d "$i" -a "$i" = "${i%\~}" ]; then
+      cat - "$i" <<_EOF_ >> "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP"
+
+
+########################################
+# $i
+########################################
+
+_EOF_
+    fi
   done
 
   # include the system fcrontab file if it exists and is not a symbolic link
-  if [ -f $FCRONTAB_FILE -a ! -L $FCRONTAB_FILE ]; then
-    echo -e "\n\n########################################\n# $FCRONTAB_FILE\n########################################\n" >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
-    cat $FCRONTAB_FILE >> $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
+  if [ -f "$FCRONTAB_FILE" -a ! -L "$FCRONTAB_FILE" ]; then
+    cat - "$FCRONTAB_FILE" <<_EOF_ >> "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP"
+
+    
+########################################
+# $FCRONTAB_FILE
+########################################
+
+_EOF_
   fi
 
   # Replace "@hourly" style Vixie cron extensions which fcron doesn't parse
-  sed -i -e "s/@yearly/0 0 1 1 */g" -e "s/@annually/0 0 1 1 */g" -e "s/@monthly/0 0 1 * */g" -e "s/@weekly/0 0 * * 0/g" -e "s/@daily/0 0 * * */g" -e "s/@midnight/0 0 * * */g" -e "s/@hourly/0 * * * */g" $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP
+  sed -i -e "s/@yearly/0 0 1 1 */g" -e "s/@annually/0 0 1 1 */g" -e "s/@monthly/0 0 1 * */g" -e "s/@weekly/0 0 * * 0/g" -e "s/@daily/0 0 * * */g" -e "s/@midnight/0 0 * * */g" -e "s/@hourly/0 * * * */g" "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP"
 
   # notify fcron about the updated file
-  $FCRONTAB_PROG -c $FCRON_CONFIG_FILE $FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP -u systab
+  "$FCRONTAB_PROG" -c "$FCRON_CONFIG_FILE" "$FCRONTAB_FILE_TMP" -u systab
 }
 
 NEED_REBUILD=0
@@ -274,11 +283,11 @@ if [ -n "$FORCE" ]; then
 
 else
 
-  if [ -d $CROND_DIR ]; then
+  if [ -d "$CROND_DIR" ]; then
  
     # This test works for file creation/deletion (deletion is not detected
     # by the next test)
-    if [ $CROND_DIR -nt $FCRONTABS_DIR/systab.orig ]; then
+    if [ -n "$(find "$CROND_DIR" -prune -type d -newer "$FCRONTABS_DIR"/systab.orig 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
 
       info "Changes detected in $CROND_DIR"
       NEED_REBUILD=1
@@ -286,31 +295,22 @@ else
     else
 
       # Test each one and see if it's newer than our timestamp file
-      for i in `crond_files` ; do
-        if [ $i -nt $FCRONTABS_DIR/systab.orig ]; then
+      if [ -n "$(find "$CROND_DIR"/* -prune -type f ! -name '*~' -newer "$FCRONTABS_DIR"/systab.orig 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
 
-          info "Changes detected in $CROND_DIR"
-          NEED_REBUILD=1
+        info "Changes detected in $CROND_DIR"
+        NEED_REBUILD=1
 
-        fi
-      done
+      fi
 
     fi
 
   fi
 
-  # Test the standard /etc/crontab file and see if it has changed
-  if [ -f $CRONTAB_FILE -a $CRONTAB_FILE -nt $FCRONTABS_DIR/systab.orig ]; then
-
-    info "Changes detected in $CRONTAB_FILE"
-    NEED_REBUILD=1
-
-  fi
-
-  # Test the standard /etc/fcrontab file and see if it has changed
-  if [ -f $FCRONTAB_FILE -a $FCRONTAB_FILE -nt $FCRONTABS_DIR/systab.orig ]; then
+  # Test the standard /etc/crontab and /etc/fcrontab files and see if they have changed
+  REBUILD_TMPSTR="$(find "$CRONTAB_FILE" "$FCRONTAB_FILE" -prune -type f -newer "$FCRONTABS_DIR"/systab.orig -exec echo "Changes detected in {}" ';' 2>/dev/null)"
+  if [ -n "${REBUILD_TMPSTR}" ]; then
 
-    info "Changes detected in $FCRONTAB_FILE"
+    info "${REBUILD_TMPSTR}"
     NEED_REBUILD=1
 
   fi