--- netkit-bootparamd-0.17.orig/rpc.bootparamd/main.c
+++ netkit-bootparamd-0.17/rpc.bootparamd/main.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     int s, pid;
     struct hostent *he;
     struct stat buf;
-    char c;
+    int c;
     
     progname = rindex(argv[0],'/');
     if (progname) progname++;