3 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/generic/Handle.cpp b/generic/Handle.cpp
index 29b4816..6d02381 100644
--- a/generic/Handle.cpp
+++ b/generic/Handle.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #define _(x) x
 #endif
 
-Handle::Handle(const Handle & nh) : h(nh.h >= 0 ? dup(nh.h) : nh.h), closed(nh.closed), nonblock(nh.closed), zfile(0), z(0), itell(0) {
+Handle::Handle(const Handle & nh) : itell(0), h(nh.h >= 0 ? dup(nh.h) : nh.h), closed(nh.closed), nonblock(nh.closed), zfile(0), z(0) {
 //    cerr << "Duplication of handle " << nh.h << " to " << h << endl;
     if ((h >= 0) && (nh.z)) {
 	SetZ(nh.z);
diff --git a/generic/Input.cpp b/generic/Input.cpp
index 1cb6e2e..a51ee65 100644
--- a/generic/Input.cpp
+++ b/generic/Input.cpp
@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ time_t Input::GetModif() {
 
 off_t Input::seek(off_t offset, int whence) throw (GeneralException) {
     if ((itell = lseek(GetHandle(), offset, whence)) < 0) {
-	throw IOGereral(String(_("Error seeking file ")) + no + _(": ") + strerror(errno));
+	throw IOGeneral(String(_("Error seeking file ")) + n + _(": ") + strerror(errno));
     }
 #ifdef PARANOID_SEEK
     if (itell != lseek(GetHandle(), 0, SEEK_CUR)) {
-	throw IOGereral(String(_("Error seeking file ")) + no + _(": the position does not match"));
+	throw IOGeneral(String(_("Error seeking file ")) + n + _(": the position does not match"));
     }
 #endif
+    return itell;
 }
 
 Stdin_t::Stdin_t() { }
diff --git a/generic/Output.cpp b/generic/Output.cpp
index aace79c..72d00cf 100644
--- a/generic/Output.cpp
+++ b/generic/Output.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ bool Output::CanSeek() {
     return S_ISREG(s.st_mode);    
 }
 
+off_t Output::seek(off_t offset, int whence) throw (GeneralException) {
+    if ((itell = lseek(GetHandle(), offset, whence)) < 0) {
+	throw IOGeneral(String(_("Error seeking file ")) + n + _(": ") + strerror(errno));
+    }
+#ifdef PARANOID_SEEK
+    if (itell != lseek(GetHandle(), 0, SEEK_CUR)) {
+	throw IOGeneral(String(_("Error seeking file ")) + n + _(": the position does not match"));
+    }
+#endif
+    return itell;
+}
+
 String Output::GetName() {
     return n;
 }