--- a/contrib/hgk	Fri Mar 14 08:46:46 2014 -0700
+++ b/contrib/hgk	Sat Mar 15 15:33:50 2014 +0100
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 	exit 1
     }
     set leftover {}
-    fconfigure $commfd -blocking 0 -translation lf
+    fconfigure $commfd -blocking 0 -translation lf -eofchar {}
     fileevent $commfd readable [list getcommitlines $commfd]
     $canv delete all
     $canv create text 3 3 -anchor nw -text "Reading commits..." \