diff --git a/openpkg/openpkg.spec b/openpkg/openpkg.spec
index a05f34bc65..ccb4c50fc3 100644
--- a/openpkg/openpkg.spec
+++ b/openpkg/openpkg.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #   o any cc(1)
 
 #   the package version/release
-%define       V_openpkg 20030429
+%define       V_openpkg 20030509
 
 #   the used software versions
 %define       V_rpm     4.0.2
diff --git a/openpkg/shtool b/openpkg/shtool
index 707e6f6238..8d2c697d1f 100644
--- a/openpkg/shtool
+++ b/openpkg/shtool
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ##  See http://www.gnu.org/software/shtool/ for more information.
 ##  See ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/shtool/ for latest version.
 ##
-##  Version:  2.0b0 (29-Apr-2003)
+##  Version:  2.0b0 (09-May-2003)
 ##  Contents: all available modules
 ##
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 if [ ".$1" = ".-h" -o ".$1" = ".--help" ]; then
-    echo "This is GNU shtool, version 2.0b0 (29-Apr-2003)"
+    echo "This is GNU shtool, version 2.0b0 (09-May-2003)"
     echo "Copyright (c) 1994-2003 Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>"
     echo "Report bugs to <bug-shtool@gnu.org>"
     echo ''
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if [ ".$1" = ".-h" -o ".$1" = ".--help" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 if [ ".$1" = ".-v" -o ".$1" = ."--version" ]; then
-    echo "GNU shtool 2.0b0 (29-Apr-2003)"
+    echo "GNU shtool 2.0b0 (09-May-2003)"
     exit 0
 fi
 if [ ".$1" = ".-r" -o ".$1" = ."--recreate" ]; then
@@ -1462,6 +1462,7 @@ mkln )
     ##  Originally written for shtool
     ##
     
+    #   determine source(s) and destination
     args=$?
     srcs=""
     while [ $# -gt 1 ]; do
@@ -1526,7 +1527,11 @@ mkln )
         #   make sure the source is reachable from the destination
         if [ $dstisabs = 1 ]; then
             if [ $srcisabs = 0 ]; then
-                if [ -d $srcdir ]; then
+                if [ ".$srcdir" = . ]; then
+                    srcdir="`pwd | sed -e 's;/*$;;'`"
+                    srcisabs=1
+                    oneisabs=1
+                elif [ -d $srcdir ]; then
                     srcdir="`cd $srcdir; pwd | sed -e 's;/*$;;'`"
                     srcisabs=1
                     oneisabs=1
@@ -1563,7 +1568,8 @@ mkln )
             pl="$dstdir/"
             OIFS="$IFS"; IFS='/'
             for pe in $pl; do
-                [ ".$pe" = . ] && continue
+                [ ".$pe" = .  ] && continue
+                [ ".$pe" = .. ] && continue
                 srcpre="../$srcpre"
             done
             IFS="$OIFS"