diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
index 415bde7d4e..296b34d5cd 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/ChangeLog
@@ -749,3 +749,9 @@ Wed Dec 15 08:10:52 CET 1999
 	- Some cleanup in libecpg.
 	- Set library version to 3.0.9.
 	- Set ecpg version to 2.6.12.
+
+Thu Dec 23 13:25:05 CET 1999
+
+	- Fixed command line parsing. 
+	- Set ecpg version to 2.6.13.
+
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/TODO b/src/interfaces/ecpg/TODO
index 3b8b05eae0..13b6e60a25 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/TODO
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/TODO
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ indicator-error?
 
 Add a semantic check level, e.g. check if a table really exists.
 
-How can on insert arrays from c variables?
+How can one insert arrays from c variables?
 
 Missing statements:
  - exec sql ifdef
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile
index 1873d13ce9..ad2af48045 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include $(SRCDIR)/Makefile.global
 
 MAJOR_VERSION=2
 MINOR_VERSION=6
-PATCHLEVEL=12
+PATCHLEVEL=13
 
 CFLAGS+=-I../include -DMAJOR_VERSION=$(MAJOR_VERSION) \
 	-DMINOR_VERSION=$(MINOR_VERSION) -DPATCHLEVEL=$(PATCHLEVEL) \
diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c
index a49cc6b60d..a87c779f0a 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/ecpg.c
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 #include "extern.h"
 
 struct _include_path *include_paths;
-struct _defines	*defines = NULL;
-int autocommit = 0;
-int ret_value = OK;
+int		ret_value = OK, autocommit = 0;
 struct cursor *cur = NULL;
 struct typedefs *types = NULL;
 
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ static void
 usage(char *progname)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "ecpg - the postgresql preprocessor, version: %d.%d.%d\n", MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, PATCHLEVEL);
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s: [-v] [-t] [-I include path] [ -o output file name] [-D define name] file1 [file2] ...\n", progname);
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s: [-v] [-t] [-I include path] [ -o output file name] file1 [file2] ...\n", progname);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -35,23 +33,12 @@ add_include_path(char *path)
 	include_paths->next = ip;
 }
 
-static void
-add_preprocessor_define(char *define)
-{
-	struct _defines *pd = defines;
-
-	defines = mm_alloc(sizeof(struct _defines));
-	defines->old = strdup(define);
-	defines->new = strdup("");
-	defines->pertinent = true;
-	defines->next = pd;
-}
-
 int
 main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 {
 	int			fnr,
 				c,
+				verbose = false,
 				out_option = 0;
 	struct _include_path *ip;
 
@@ -60,7 +47,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 	add_include_path("/usr/local/include");
 	add_include_path(".");
 
-	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "vo:I:tD:")) != EOF)
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "vo:I:t")) != EOF)
 	{
 		switch (c)
 		{
@@ -82,14 +69,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 				autocommit = 1;
 				break;
 			case 'v':
-				fprintf(stderr, "ecpg - the postgresql preprocessor, version: %d.%d.%d\n", MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, PATCHLEVEL);
-				fprintf(stderr, "exec sql include ... search starts here:\n");
-				for (ip = include_paths; ip != NULL; ip = ip->next)
-					fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", ip->path);
-				fprintf(stderr, "End of search list.\n");
-				return OK;
-			case 'D':
-				add_preprocessor_define(optarg);
+				verbose = true;
 				break;
 			default:
 				usage(argv[0]);
@@ -97,6 +77,16 @@ main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (verbose)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "ecpg - the postgresql preprocessor, version: %d.%d.%d\n", MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, PATCHLEVEL);
+		fprintf(stderr, "exec sql include ... search starts here:\n");
+		for (ip = include_paths; ip != NULL; ip = ip->next)
+			fprintf(stderr, " %s\n", ip->path);
+		fprintf(stderr, "End of search list.\n");
+		return OK;
+	}
+	
 	if (optind >= argc)			/* no files specified */
 	{
 		usage(argv[0]);
@@ -114,9 +104,7 @@ main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 
 			strcpy(input_filename, argv[fnr]);
 
-			/* take care of relative paths */
-			ptr2ext = strrchr(input_filename, '/');
-			ptr2ext = (ptr2ext ? strrchr(ptr2ext, '.') : strrchr(input_filename, '.'));
+			ptr2ext = strrchr(input_filename, '.');
 			/* no extension? */
 			if (ptr2ext == NULL)
 			{
@@ -189,29 +177,16 @@ main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 					ptr = ptr->next;
 					free(this);
 				}
-				cur = NULL;
 
-				/* remove non-pertinent old defines as well */
-				while ( defines && !defines->pertinent ) {
-				    defptr = defines;
-				    defines = defines->next;
-
-				    free(defptr->new);
-				    free(defptr->old);
-				    free(defptr);
-				}
-
-				for (defptr = defines; defptr != NULL; defptr = defptr->next )
+				/* remove old defines as well */
+				for (defptr = defines; defptr != NULL;)
 				{
-				    struct _defines *this = defptr->next;
-					
-				    if ( this && !this->pertinent ) {
-					defptr->next = this->next;
+					struct _defines *this = defptr;
 
-					free(this->new);
-					free(this->old);
+					free(defptr->new);
+					free(defptr->old);
+					defptr = defptr->next;
 					free(this);
-				    }
 				}
 
 				/* and old typedefs */
@@ -225,13 +200,12 @@ main(int argc, char *const argv[])
 					typeptr = typeptr->next;
 					free(this);
 				}
-				types = NULL;
 
 				/* initialize lex */
 				lex_init();
 
 				/* we need two includes */
-				fprintf(yyout, "/* Processed by ecpg (%d.%d.%d) */\n/* These two include files are added by the preprocessor */\n#include <ecpgtype.h>\n#include <ecpglib.h>\n#line 1 \"%s\"\n", MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, PATCHLEVEL, input_filename);
+				fprintf(yyout, "/* Processed by ecpg (%d.%d.%d) */\n/* These two include files are added by the preprocessor */\n#include <ecpgtype.h>\n#include <ecpglib.h>\n\n", MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, PATCHLEVEL);
 
 				/* and parse the source */
 				yyparse();