diff -Nur modutils-2.3.23/ChangeLog modutils-2.3.24/ChangeLog
--- modutils-2.3.23/ChangeLog	Sun Dec 17 00:59:49 2000
+++ modutils-2.3.24/ChangeLog	Mon Jan  1 16:53:16 2001
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2001-01-01  Keith Owens  <kaos@ocs.com.au>
+
+	modutils 2.3.24
+
+	* Correct check for empty generic string.
+	* Add alias usbdevfs usbcore.
+
 2000-12-17  Keith Owens  <kaos@ocs.com.au>
 
 	modutils 2.3.23
diff -Nur modutils-2.3.23/depmod/depmod.c modutils-2.3.24/depmod/depmod.c
--- modutils-2.3.23/depmod/depmod.c	Sun Dec 17 10:18:04 2000
+++ modutils-2.3.24/depmod/depmod.c	Wed Dec 20 08:36:10 2000
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
        Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> April 2000.
    */
 
-#ident "$Id: depmod.c 1.39 Sun, 17 Dec 2000 10:18:04 +1100 kaos $"
+#ident "$Id: depmod.c 1.40 Wed, 20 Dec 2000 08:36:10 +1100 kaos $"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -388,9 +388,8 @@
 			error("unterminated generic string '%*s'", p - s, s);
 			break;
 		}
-		if (p == s)		/* empty string? */
+		if (p++ == s)		/* empty string? */
 			continue;
-		p++;	/* step over NUL */
 		mod->generic_string = xrealloc(mod->generic_string, ++(mod->n_generic_string)*sizeof(*(mod->generic_string)));
 		latest = mod->generic_string + mod->n_generic_string-1;
 		*latest = xstrdup(s);
diff -Nur modutils-2.3.23/include/version.h modutils-2.3.24/include/version.h
--- modutils-2.3.23/include/version.h	Sun Dec 10 20:32:43 2000
+++ modutils-2.3.24/include/version.h	Wed Dec 20 08:35:42 2000
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define MODUTILS_VERSION "2.3.23"
+#define MODUTILS_VERSION "2.3.24"
diff -Nur modutils-2.3.23/modutils.spec modutils-2.3.24/modutils.spec
--- modutils-2.3.23/modutils.spec	Sun Dec 10 20:32:43 2000
+++ modutils-2.3.24/modutils.spec	Wed Dec 20 08:35:42 2000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Summary: Module utilities
 Name: modutils
-Version: 2.3.23
+Version: 2.3.24
 Release: 1
 Copyright: GPL
 Group: Utilities/System
diff -Nur modutils-2.3.23/util/alias.h modutils-2.3.24/util/alias.h
--- modutils-2.3.23/util/alias.h	Sat Dec 16 16:13:33 2000
+++ modutils-2.3.24/util/alias.h	Mon Jan  1 16:53:16 2001
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
 
 	"tty-ldisc-11 irtty",
 
+	"usbdevfs usbcore",
+
 	NULL			/* marks the end of the list! */
 };