--- a/strip_fPIC.sh	Thu Apr 26 16:45:43 2001 +0000
+++ b/strip_fPIC.sh	Thu Apr 26 16:50:19 2001 +0000
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # libtool assumes that the compiler can handle the -fPIC flag
 # This isn't always true (for example, nasm can't handle it)
 command=""
-while [ $1 ]; do
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     if [ "$1" != "-fPIC" ]; then
         if [ "$1" != "-DPIC" ]; then
             command="$command $1"