=== modified file 'bin/confz'
--- bin/confz	2014-06-19 14:52:11 +0000
+++ bin/confz	2014-06-19 14:42:02 +0000
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	vars=( )
 
 	# parse variable assignments
-	while (( $# )); do
+	while $(($#)); do
 		case $1 in
 			(:*)   vars[${1#:}]=vars_prev[${1#:}];;
 			(%*=*) lift[${${1#%}%%=*}]=${${1#%}#*=};;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 			args+=( $arg )
 		fi
 	done
-	(( $#args )) && require $args
+	$(( $#args )) && require $args
 }
 
 # noop for the toplevel, functionality is in the dependencies

=== modified file 'zsh-functions/confz_fs_init'
--- zsh-functions/confz_fs_init	2014-06-19 14:52:11 +0000
+++ zsh-functions/confz_fs_init	2014-06-19 14:42:02 +0000
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 	local tries blk_out DEVNAME LABEL UUID TYPE
 
 	tries=10
-	while ((tries)); do
+	while $((tries)); do
 		blk_out=$(blkid -o export ${vars[device]})
 		case $? in
 			(0) break;;