diff --git a/cmFileSys.c b/cmFileSys.c
index 800812c..0fb29ca 100644
--- a/cmFileSys.c
+++ b/cmFileSys.c
@@ -896,39 +896,40 @@ cmFsRC_t _cmFileSysDirGetEntries(  cmFileSysDeRecd_t* drp, const cmChar_t* dirSt
         goto errLabel;
       }
 
-
-      // is the entry a file
-      if( _cmFileSysIsFile(drp->p,fn) )
+      // is a link
+      if( _cmFileSysIsLink(drp->p,fn) )
       {
-        if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kFileFsFl)==false )
+        if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kLinkFsFl) == false )
           continue;
 
-        flags |= kFileFsFl;
+        flags |= kLinkFsFl;
+
+        if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kRecurseLinksFsFl) )
+          if((rc = _cmFileSysDirGetEntries(drp,fn)) != kOkFsRC )
+            goto errLabel;
       }
       else
       {
-        // is the entry a dir
-        if( _cmFileSysIsDir(drp->p,fn) )
+
+        // is the entry a file
+        if( _cmFileSysIsFile(drp->p,fn) )
         {
-          if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kDirFsFl) == false)
+          if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kFileFsFl)==false )
             continue;
 
-          flags |= kDirFsFl;
-
-          if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kRecurseFsFl) )
-            if((rc = _cmFileSysDirGetEntries(drp,fn)) != kOkFsRC )
-              goto errLabel;
+          flags |= kFileFsFl;
         }
         else
         {
-          if( _cmFileSysIsLink(drp->p,fn) )
+          // is the entry a dir
+          if( _cmFileSysIsDir(drp->p,fn) )
           {
-            if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kLinkFsFl) == false )
+            if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kDirFsFl) == false)
               continue;
 
-            flags |= kLinkFsFl;
+            flags |= kDirFsFl;
 
-            if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kRecurseLinksFsFl) )
+            if( cmIsFlag(drp->filterFlags,kRecurseFsFl) )
               if((rc = _cmFileSysDirGetEntries(drp,fn)) != kOkFsRC )
                 goto errLabel;
           }
diff --git a/cmPgmOpts.c b/cmPgmOpts.c
index f717496..6e3ab56 100644
--- a/cmPgmOpts.c
+++ b/cmPgmOpts.c
@@ -479,11 +479,23 @@ _cmPoArg_t* _cmPgmOptInsertArg( _cmPo_t* p,  _cmPoOpt_t* r )
   a->opt        = r;
   a->valStr     = NULL;
 
-  a->link       = p->args;  // link into master arg list
-  p->args       = a;
+  // link onto the end of the  master arg list
+  _cmPoArg_t* ap = p->args;
+  while( ap!=NULL && ap->link != NULL )
+    ap=ap->link;
+  if( ap == NULL )
+    p->args = a;
+  else
+    ap->link = a;
   
-  a->inst       = r->inst;  // link into opt recd list
-  r->inst       = a;
+   // link onto the end of the opt recd list
+  ap = r->inst;
+  while( ap!=NULL && ap->inst!=NULL)
+    ap=ap->inst;
+  if( ap==NULL)
+    r->inst = a;
+  else
+    ap->inst = a;
 
   // if no parm. type flag was given then the arg is implicitely a bool and the value is true.
   //if( (r->flags & kTypeMaskPoFl) == 0 )