*** ignore.c.orig	Wed Jul 15 14:39:37 1998
--- ignore.c	Wed Jul 15 14:40:25 1998
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*** 538,544 ****
  		}
  	}
  
! 	return retval;
  }
  
  int	get_type_by_desc (char *type, int *do_mask, int *dont_mask)
--- 538,544 ----
  		}
  	}
  
! 	return retval ? retval : m_strdup(empty_string);
  }
  
  int	get_type_by_desc (char *type, int *do_mask, int *dont_mask)