--- CV/CV.xs	2005/02/08 10:34:19	1.10
+++ CV/CV.xs	2005/02/08 10:43:44	1.11
@@ -253,15 +253,15 @@
 
         for (i = 0; i <= av_len (av); ++i)
           {
-            int bigst = 1;
-            int j = 0;
+            int bigst, j;
             SV *sv = *av_fetch (av, i, 1);
             STRLEN len;
             char *buf = SvPVbyte (sv, len);
+
             int tmphist[256];
             char *hist;
 
-            SV *histsv = newSV (257);//("", 0);
+            SV *histsv = newSV (257);
             sv_upgrade (histsv, SVt_PV);
             SvCUR_set (histsv, 256);
             hist = SvPV_nolen (histsv);
@@ -269,8 +269,9 @@
             Zero (tmphist, 256, int);
 
             while (len--)
-              ++tmphist[*buf++];
+              ++tmphist[(unsigned char)*buf++];
 
+            bigst = 1;
             for (j = 0; j < 256; ++j)
               if (tmphist[j] > bigst)
                 bigst = tmphist[j];