--- replace.pl.in.orig	Tue Dec 21 11:17:14 2004
+++ replace.pl.in	Thu Dec 23 13:14:41 2004
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@
 
   while ($line_no < $line_end)
   {
-    delete $$buff[$line_no];
+    splice @{$buff},$line_no,1;
     $line_no++;
   }
   
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@
 
     while ($line_no < $line_end)
     {
-      delete $$buff[$line_no];
+      splice @{$buff},$line_no,1;
       $line_no++;
     }
   }
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@
         }
         else
         {
-          delete $$buff[$i];
+	  splice @{$buff},$i,1;
         }
       }
     }