--- deliantra/server/common/shstr.C	2006/09/03 23:33:00	1.7
+++ deliantra/server/common/shstr.C	2006/09/04 11:07:59	1.8
@@ -59,11 +59,14 @@
 
   memcpy ((char *)v, s, len + 1);
 
-  return s;
+  return v;
 }
 
 const char *shstr::null = makevec ("<nil>");
 
+// what weird misoptimisation is this again?
+const shstr undead_name ("undead");
+
 const char *
 shstr::find (const char *s)
 {