--- xc/./programs/xedit/ispell.c~ 2004-08-31 17:17:19.942930632 +0100 +++ xc/./programs/xedit/ispell.c 2004-08-31 17:18:03.420321064 +0100 @@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ else if (*buf == '#') { char *tmp; - if (len == 1); + if (len == 1) return ('?'); ch = strtol(&buf[1], &tmp, 10); if (*tmp)