Marcus had a typo. It's really a pain in the ass to use echo with no quotes like that all the time.
diff -ubp /tmp/native-install /work/gnu/debian/native-install --- /tmp/native-install Sun Aug 1 12:38:45 1999 +++ /work/gnu/debian/native-install Sun Aug 1 12:38:45 1999 @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ dpkg --pending --configure --force-depen echo I just make sure that /libexec/runsystem is properly updated. if [ ! -e /libexec/runsystem -a -e /libexec/runsystem.gnu ] ; then - echo WHOA! We're in deep trouble. The Hurd package did not update + echo WHOA! We\'re in deep trouble. The Hurd package did not update echo the link in /libexec/runsystem. For now, I am making a link echo manually, but please report this. ln -s runsystem.gnu /libexec/runsystem

