--- srcpac.orig	2007-04-13 18:07:02.000000000 +0100
+++ srcpac	2007-04-13 18:08:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -323,10 +323,14 @@
 			output=`pacman -Spu --noconfirm $ignorestr`
 
 			if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-				echo output
+				echo $output
 				exit $?
 			fi
 
+			if [ -z "$output" ]; then
+			        exit $?
+			fi 
+
 			declare -a packages
 			for i in $output; do
 				if [ `echo $i | grep ^\\\\\\(ftp\\\\\\|http\\\\\\|file\\\\\\)` ]; then