Attached is a patch for '/usr/lib/surfraw/deblists', HTH...
--- /usr/lib/surfraw/deblists 2008-01-13 17:25:02.000000000 -0500 +++ /tmp/deblists 2008-02-27 04:19:27.000000000 -0500 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ # [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003919 . surfraw || exit 1 -function dodate +dodate() { if [ $# -eq 0 ] then