+++ install/axyl-common-funcs.sh	2006-12-22 11:08:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ function find_location_of () {
   fi
   
   for loc in $recog_locs ;  do
-    paths=`find $loc -type $findtype -name "$recog_item_name"`
+    paths=""
+    if [ -e "$loc" ]; then
+  	  paths=`find $loc -type $findtype -name "$recog_item_name"`
+    fi
     if [ "$paths" != "" ] ; then
   	  for path in $paths ; do
   	  	if [ "$recog_item_type" = "directory" -a "$validation_flag" = "containing" ] ; then
@@ -273,6 +276,7 @@ function find_location_of () {
     fi
     [ "$LOC" != "" ] && break
   done
+  true
 }
 
-# END
\ No newline at end of file
+# END