--- less-394/line.c.search	2005-12-03 21:20:32.000000000 +0100

+++ less-394/line.c	2006-02-15 11:23:25.308694376 +0100

@@ -1161,6 +1161,14 @@

 				break;

 			}

 		}

+		if (c == '\0')

+		{

+			/* 

+			 * Pretend the line ended here

+			 */

+			new_pos = ch_tell();

+			break;

+		}

 		linebuf[n++] = c;

 		c = ch_forw_get();

 	}

@@ -1237,6 +1245,14 @@

 				*to = *fm;

 			n = size_linebuf - old_size_linebuf;

 		}

+		if (c == '\0')

+		{

+			/*

+			 * Pretend the line ended here

+			 */

+			new_pos = ch_tell() + 1;

+			break;

+		}

 		linebuf[--n] = c;

 	}

 	if (linep != NULL)