--- pkg-get.o	2009-01-21 12:01:49.163067000 -0600
+++ pkg-get	2009-01-21 12:01:17.030700000 -0600
@@ -498,7 +498,11 @@
 
 function get_remote_pkgversion {
 	remver=`$AWK '$1 ~ /^#/ {next} $3 == "'$1'" { print $2; exit; }' $CATALOGFILE`
-	print $remver
+	if [ $remver ] ; then
+		print $remver
+	else
+		print 0
+	fi
 }
 
 #call this with