--- loncom/configuration/Checksumming.pm	2013/02/02 15:20:02	1.2
+++ loncom/configuration/Checksumming.pm	2013/02/08 15:14:22	1.5
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Checksum installed LON-CAPA modules and some configuration files
 #
-# $Id: Checksumming.pm,v 1.2 2013/02/02 15:20:02 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: Checksumming.pm,v 1.5 2013/02/08 15:14:22 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ sub get_checksums {
     }
     if (@paths) {
         my $pathstr = join (' ',@paths);
-        if (open($dirh,"grep '$revtag' $pathstr |")) {
+        if (open($dirh,"grep '$revtag' $pathstr 2>&1 |")) {
             while (my $line=<$dirh>) {
                 if ($line =~ m{^([^#]+):#\s\\s[\w.]+,v\s([\d.]+)\s}) {
                     $versions{$1} = $2;
@@ -125,11 +125,14 @@ sub get_checksums {
 sub compare_checksums {
     my ($target,$lonhost,$version,$serversums,$serverversions) = @_;
     my ($message,$numchg,$linefeed);
-    if ($target = 'web') {
+    if ($target eq 'web') {
         $linefeed = '<br />';
     } else {
         $linefeed = "\n";
     }
+    if (!$Apache::lonlocal::lh) {
+        &Apache::lonlocal::get_language_handle();
+    }
     if ((ref($serversums) eq 'HASH') && (keys(%{$serversums}))) {
         my $checksums = &Apache::lonnet::fetch_dns_checksums();
         my (%extra,%missing,%diffs,%stdsums,%stdversions);
@@ -148,8 +151,10 @@ sub compare_checksums {
                             $numchg ++;
                         }
                     } else {
-                        $missing{$key} = 1;
-                        $numchg ++;
+                        unless ((-e $key) && (-B $key)) {
+                            $missing{$key} = 1;
+                            $numchg ++;
+                        }
                     }
                 }
                 foreach my $key (keys(%{$serversums})) {