--- CV/CV.xs	2005/02/08 10:34:19	1.10
+++ CV/CV.xs	2005/02/08 12:51:12	1.14
@@ -253,30 +253,35 @@
 
         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_upgrade (histsv, SVt_PV);
+            SV *histsv = newSV (257);
+            SvPOK_on (histsv);
             SvCUR_set (histsv, 256);
-            hist = SvPV_nolen (histsv);
+            hist = SvPVX (histsv);
 
             Zero (tmphist, 256, int);
 
+            j = len;
+
             while (len--)
-              ++tmphist[*buf++];
+              ++tmphist[(unsigned char)*buf++ & 0xda];
+            
+            len = j;
 
+            bigst = 1;
             for (j = 0; j < 256; ++j)
               if (tmphist[j] > bigst)
                 bigst = tmphist[j];
             
             for (j = 0; j < 256; ++j)
-              hist[j] = tmphist[j] * 255 / bigst;
+              hist[j] = tmphist[j] * 255 / (len == 0 ? 1 : len);//bigst;
 
             av_push (result, histsv);
           }