--- orig/contrib/ttf2pk/vplaux.c	2002-11-11 19:10:53.000000000 +0100
+++ new/contrib/ttf2pk/vplaux.c	2002-11-11 19:09:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -374,10 +374,12 @@
       if (fnt->uppercase[i] == NULL)
                                 /* omit ligatures from smallcap lowercase */
         for (nlig = ti->ligs; nlig; nlig = nlig->next)
-          if (NULL != (asucc = findmappedadobe(nlig->succ, fnt->inencptrs)))
-            if (NULL != (asub = findmappedadobe(nlig->sub, fnt->inencptrs)))
-              if (asucc->outcode >= 0)
-                if (asub->outcode >= 0)
+          if ((((NULL != (asucc = findmappedadobe(nlig->succ, fnt->inencptrs)))
+		&& (asucc->outcode >= 0))
+	       || ((strcmp(nlig->succ,"||") == 0)
+		   && (fnt->boundarychar>=0)))
+	      && (NULL != (asub = findmappedadobe(nlig->sub, fnt->inencptrs)))
+	      && (asub->outcode >= 0))
                 {
                   if (unlabeled)
                   {
@@ -388,14 +390,22 @@
                                     fnt->outencptrs, forceoctal));
                     unlabeled = False;
                   }
-                  for (j = asucc->outcode; j >= 0; j = fnt->nextout[j])
-                  {
-                    voutln4("(%s %s O %o)", vplligops[nlig->op],
-                            vchar(j, vcharbuf, forceoctal),
-                            (unsigned)asub->outcode);
-                    if (nlig->boundleft)
-                      break;
-                  }
+		  if (asucc != NULL)
+		    for (j = asucc->outcode; j >= 0; j = fnt->nextout[j])
+		      {
+			voutln4("(%s %s O %o)", vplligops[nlig->op],
+				vchar(j, vcharbuf, forceoctal),
+				(unsigned)asub->outcode);
+			if (nlig->boundleft)
+			  break;
+		      }
+		  else /* boundary char */
+		    {
+		      voutln4("(%s %s O %o)", vplligops[nlig->op],
+			      vchar(fnt->boundarychar, vcharbuf, forceoctal),
+			      (unsigned)asub->outcode);
+		      
+		    }
                 }
  
       for (nkern = (fnt->uppercase[i] ? fnt->uppercase[i]->kerns : ti->kerns);