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diff --git a/sql-aptvc.cpp b/sql-aptvc.cpp
index 27bebe47..54ba9e92 100644
--- a/sql-aptvc.cpp
+++ b/sql-aptvc.cpp
@@ -16,19 +16,41 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA 
  */
 
+/* NB: do not try to use the VERSION-1 calling conventions for
+   C-Language functions; it works on i386 but segfaults the postgres
+   child backend on Sparc. */
+
 #include <apt-pkg/debversion.h>
 
 extern "C"
 {
 
 #include <postgres.h>
-#include <utils/builtins.h>
 
   int versioncmp(text *A, text *B);
 
-  int versioncmp (text *A, text *B)
+  int
+  versioncmp (text *A, text *B)
   {
-    return debVS.CmpVersion (VARDATA(A), VARDATA(B));
+    int result, txt_size;
+    char *a, *b;
+
+    txt_size = VARSIZE(A)-VARHDRSZ;
+    a = (char *) palloc(txt_size+1);
+    memcpy(a, VARDATA(A), txt_size);
+    a[txt_size] = '\0';
+
+    txt_size = VARSIZE(B)-VARHDRSZ;
+    b = (char *) palloc(txt_size+1);
+    memcpy(b, VARDATA(B), txt_size);
+    b[txt_size] = '\0';
+
+    result = debVS.CmpVersion (a, b);
+
+    pfree (a);
+    pfree (b);
+
+    return (result);
   }
 
 }