--- check_dependencies.sh.orig	2023-01-22 17:00:46.339891749 +0100
+++ check_dependencies.sh	2023-01-22 20:25:11.527264810 +0100
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
         exit 5
     fi
 
-    if $MOC -v 2>&1 |grep Qt\ 3 ; then
+    if $MOC -v 2>&1 |grep "Qt 3" ; then
         echo $MOC "is for QT3. Need moc for QT$RADIUM_QT_VERSION. Make sure MOC is set correctly in the Makefile."
         echo
         exit 5
     fi
 
-    if $UIC -v 2>&1 |grep Qt\ 3 ; then
+    if $UIC -v 2>&1 |grep "Qt 3" ; then
         echo $UIC "is for QT3. Need uic for QT$RADIUM_QT_VERSION. Make sure UIC is set correctly in the Makefile."
         echo
         exit 5
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     if [[ "$line" == \#* ]] ; then
         true
     else       
-        if echo "$line" | grep -e "\ \*" ; then
+        if echo "$line" | grep -e " \*" ; then
             echo "This line in api/protos.conf is wrongly formatted. Must use \"<type>*\", not \"<type> *\""
             echo
             exit 5
@@ -81,31 +81,31 @@
 done < "$input"
 
 
-if grep int\ seqblockid api/protos.conf ; then
+if grep "int seqblockid" api/protos.conf ; then
     echo "The above line(s) in api/protos.conf is/are wrong. seqblock id is 64 bit"
     echo
     exit 5
 fi
 
-if grep int\ seqblock_id api/protos.conf ; then
+if grep "int seqblock_id" api/protos.conf ; then
     echo "The above line(s) in api/protos.conf is/are wrong. seqblock id is 64 bit"
     echo
     exit 5
 fi
 
-if grep int\ instrument_id api/protos.conf ; then
+if grep "int instrument_id" api/protos.conf ; then
     echo "The above line(s) in api/protos.conf is/are wrong. instrument id is 64 bit"
     echo
     exit 5
 fi
 
-if grep int\ guinum api/protos.conf ; then
+if grep "int guinum" api/protos.conf ; then
     echo "The above line(s) in api/protos.conf is/are wrong. guinum is 64 bit"
     echo
     exit 5
 fi
 
-if grep int\ id api/protos.conf ; then
+if grep "int id" api/protos.conf ; then
     echo "The above line(s) in api/protos.conf is/are wrong. id has so far been 64 bit"
     echo
     exit 5