Index: client/Makefile
==================================================================
--- client/Makefile
+++ client/Makefile
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 				TCLDIR="$${TCL_PACKAGE_PATH}"; \
 				break; \
 			fi; \
 		done; \
 	fi; \
+	TCLDIR=$$(echo "$${TCLDIR}" | sed 's@^ *@@;s@ *$$@@'); \
 	test -n "$${TCLDIR}" || (echo Unable to locate tclConfig.sh.  Try specifying TCLDIR.; exit 1) || exit 1; \
 	if test ! -e "$(DESTDIR)$${TCLDIR}/teapotclient$(TEAPOTCLIENTVERS)"; then \
 		echo mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$${TCLDIR}/teapotclient$(TEAPOTCLIENTVERS)"; \
 		mkdir -p "$(DESTDIR)$${TCLDIR}/teapotclient$(TEAPOTCLIENTVERS)" || exit 1; \
 	fi; \