--- bytefield/bytefield.dtx	2004-06-14 19:45:00.000000000 -0700
+++ ../+temp2/bytefield/bytefield.dtx	2005-07-19 11:01:02.000000000 -0700
@@ -1064,10 +1064,13 @@
 % ``|0-7,15-23|''.  Ranges must be specified in increasing order; use the
 % optional argument to |\bitheader| to reverse the labels' direction.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
+\newdimen\heightnine
+\setbox0=\hbox{\tiny 9}
+\heightnine=\ht0
 \DeclareRobustCommand{\bitheader}[2][l]{%
   \parse@bitbox@arg{lrtb}%
   \setlength{\units@wide}{\bitwidth * \value{bits@wide}}%
-  \setlength{\units@tall}{\heightof{\tiny 9}}%
+  \setlength{\units@tall}{\heightnine}%
   \setlength{\units@high}{\units@tall * -1}%
   \def\bit@endianness{#1}%
   \begin{picture}(\strip@pt\units@wide,\strip@pt\units@tall)%
@@ -1305,10 +1308,11 @@
     \settowidth{\label@box@width}{\usebox{\word@label@box}}%
     \setlength{\label@box@height}{\wordlabelr@end-\wordlabelr@start}%
     \store@rcurly{\curly@box}{\label@box@height}%
+    \settowidth{\curly@box@width}{\usebox{\curly@box}}%
     \bf@newdimen\total@box@width%
     \setlength{\total@box@width}{%
       \curlyspace +
-      \widthof{\usebox{\curly@box}} +
+      \curly@box@width +
       \labelspace +
       \label@box@width}%
     \begin{picture}(\strip@pt\total@box@width,0)
@@ -1414,9 +1418,10 @@
     \begin{tabular}[b]{@{}l@{}}\wordlabell@text\end{tabular}}%
   \settowidth{\label@box@width}{\usebox{\word@label@box}}%
   \store@lcurly{\curly@box}{5cm}%
+  \settowidth{\curly@box@width}{\usebox{\curly@box}}%
   \setlength{\total@lbox@width}{%
     \curlyspace +
-    \widthof{\usebox{\curly@box}} +
+    \curly@box@width +
     \labelspace +
     \label@box@width}%
   \global\total@lbox@width=\total@lbox@width
@@ -1469,12 +1474,14 @@
 % \begin{macro}{\label@box@width}
 % \begin{macro}{\label@box@height}
 % \begin{macro}{\word@label@box}
+% \begin{macro}{\curly@box@width}
 % Scratch storage for the width, height, and contents of the word label
 % we're about to output.
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \newlength{\label@box@width}
 \newlength{\label@box@height}
 \newsavebox{\word@label@box}
+\newlength{\curly@box@width}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 % \end{macro}
--- bytefield/bytefield.ins	2004-06-14 19:40:00.000000000 -0700
+++ ../+temp2/bytefield/bytefield.ins	2005-07-19 13:13:31.000000000 -0700
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ and version 1.2 or later is part of all 
 
 \endpreamble
 
+\askforoverwritefalse
 \generate{\file{bytefield.sty}{\from{bytefield.dtx}{package}}}
 
 \Msg{***************************************************************}