--- -	Tue Jan 29 18:06:25 2002
+++ mirror-master	Fri Nov  2 20:29:14 2001
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #
 #
 
+$#ARGV >= 0 or die("Try `man mirror-master` for help.\n");  
+
 # Args:
 # -opattern		- limit to site:packages matching pattern
 # -t			- ignore timers
@@ -386,7 +388,7 @@
 	eval( "flock( status, $kind )" );
 	if( $@ =~ /unimplemented/ ){
 		$can_flock = 0;
-		warn "flock not unavialable, running unlocked\n";
+		warn "flock not unavailable, running unlocked\n";
 	}
 }	
 
@@ -416,9 +418,9 @@
 				if( $last_tried ){
 					$lt = $last_tried;
 				}
-				if( $status ){
-					$st = $status;
-				}
+				# We update the status even if its value is
+				# zero - Marc <marcsoft@merlins.org> 99/08/23
+				$st = $status;
 				if( $lock ){
 					$lk = $lock;
 				}