diff -ruN sndplay/main.m sndplay-patched2/main.m
--- sndplay/main.m	Thu May 17 11:11:00 2001
+++ sndplay/main.m	Tue Nov 25 19:36:30 2003
@@ -1,10 +1,46 @@
 #import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
 #import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
 
+@interface NSSoundPlayer:NSObject {
+    BOOL isDone;
+    NSRunLoop * myrl;
+}
+
+- (void)play:(NSString*)thePath;
+- (void)sound: (NSSound *)sound didFinishPlaying:(BOOL)aBool;
+@end
+
+@implementation NSSoundPlayer
+
+- (void)play: (NSString *)thePath {
+
+    NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:thePath];
+
+    NSSound *sound;
+    myrl = [NSRunLoop currentRunLoop];
+    sound = [[NSSound alloc] initWithData:data];
+
+    [sound setDelegate: self];
+
+    [sound play];
+    [myrl run];
+    
+}
+
+
+- (void)sound: (NSSound *)sound didFinishPlaying:(BOOL)aBool  {
+    exit(0);
+}
+
+@end
+
+
 int main (int argc, const char * argv[])
 {
-    NSAutoreleasePool * pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
-    NSSound *sound;
+
+    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    NSString *thePath;
+    NSSoundPlayer *myPlayer;
 
     if( argc != 2 ) {
         fprintf(stderr,"Usage: sndplay sound.[snd][aiff][wav]\n ");
@@ -18,14 +54,11 @@
         fprintf(stderr,"Usage: sndplay sound.[snd][aiff][wav]\n ");
         return -1;
     }
-    NS_DURING
-        NSString *thePath = [NSString stringWithCString:argv[1]];
-        NSData *data = [NSData dataWithContentsOfFile:thePath];
-        sound = [[NSSound alloc] initWithData:data];
-        [sound play];
-        while ( [sound isPlaying] );
-    NS_HANDLER
-    NS_ENDHANDLER
+
+    myPlayer = [NSSoundPlayer alloc];
+    thePath = [NSString stringWithCString:argv[1]];
+    [myPlayer play: thePath];
     [pool release];
     return 0;
-}
+
+}
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