diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 4761b27979..52c140f145 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -14255,3 +14255,10 @@ David  5 Dec 2005
 		gui_rpc_server.C
 		net_xfer_curl.C
 		scheduler_op.C,h
+
+Charlie 6 Dec 2005
+    - Mac: Fix crash bug launching core client when there is a space 
+      character in the path to the BOINC Manager.
+      
+    clientgui/
+         BOINCGUIApp.cpp
diff --git a/clientgui/BOINCGUIApp.cpp b/clientgui/BOINCGUIApp.cpp
index 5a5e4e9c1a..e971ff4895 100644
--- a/clientgui/BOINCGUIApp.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/BOINCGUIApp.cpp
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ void CBOINCGUIApp::StartupBOINCCore() {
 
         {
             wxChar buf[1024];
+            wxChar *argv[3];
             ProcessSerialNumber ourPSN;
             FSRef ourFSRef;
             OSErr err;
@@ -399,9 +400,18 @@ void CBOINCGUIApp::StartupBOINCCore() {
                 err = FSRefMakePath (&ourFSRef, (UInt8*)buf, sizeof(buf));
             }
             if (err == noErr) {
+#if 0   // The Mac version of wxExecute(wxString& ...) crashes if there is a space in the path
                 strExecute = wxT("\"");            
                 strExecute += wxT(buf);
                 strExecute += wxT("/Contents/Resources/boinc\" -redirectio");
+                m_lBOINCCoreProcessId = ::wxExecute(strExecute);
+#else   // Use wxExecute(wxChar **argv ...) instead of wxExecute(wxString& ...)
+                strcat(buf, "/Contents/Resources/boinc");
+                argv[0] = buf;
+                argv[1] = "-redirectio";
+                argv[2] = NULL;
+                m_lBOINCCoreProcessId = ::wxExecute(argv);
+#endif
             } else {
                 buf[0] = '\0';
             }
@@ -462,11 +472,10 @@ void CBOINCGUIApp::StartupBOINCCore() {
 
         // Append boinc.exe to the end of the strExecute string and get ready to rock
         strExecute = wxT("./boinc -redirectio");
+        m_lBOINCCoreProcessId = ::wxExecute(strExecute);
         
 #endif  // ! __WXMAC__
 
-        m_lBOINCCoreProcessId = ::wxExecute(strExecute);
-
 #endif  // ! __WXMSW__
 
         if (0 != m_lBOINCCoreProcessId) {
diff --git a/mac_build/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings b/mac_build/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
index d6e7f8148a..943156c61d 100755
--- a/mac_build/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
+++ b/mac_build/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Localized versions of Info.plist keys */
 
 CFBundleName = "BOINC";
-CFBundleShortVersionString = "BOINC version 5.3.1";
-CFBundleGetInfoString = "BOINC version 5.3.1, Copyright 2005 University of California.";
+CFBundleShortVersionString = "BOINC version 5.3.2";
+CFBundleGetInfoString = "BOINC version 5.3.2, Copyright 2005 University of California.";
diff --git a/mac_build/Info.plist b/mac_build/Info.plist
index e7aeeb9645..b37433118e 100644
--- a/mac_build/Info.plist
+++ b/mac_build/Info.plist
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>BNC!</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>5.3.1</string>
+	<string>5.3.2</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/mac_build/Installer-info.plist b/mac_build/Installer-info.plist
index 8b8e9c2d97..b41c224037 100644
--- a/mac_build/Installer-info.plist
+++ b/mac_build/Installer-info.plist
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>5.3.1</string>
+	<string>5.3.2</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/mac_build/ScreenSaver-Info.plist b/mac_build/ScreenSaver-Info.plist
index 72e35b2d80..f72dff4a90 100644
--- a/mac_build/ScreenSaver-Info.plist
+++ b/mac_build/ScreenSaver-Info.plist
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>5.3.1</string>
+	<string>5.3.2</string>
 	<key>NSPrincipalClass</key>
 	<string>BOINC_Saver_ModuleView</string>
 </dict>
diff --git a/mac_build/SystemMenu-Info.plist b/mac_build/SystemMenu-Info.plist
index daae90d914..389520e9cd 100644
--- a/mac_build/SystemMenu-Info.plist
+++ b/mac_build/SystemMenu-Info.plist
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@
 	<key>CFBundleSignature</key>
 	<string>????</string>
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-	<string>5.3.1</string>
+	<string>5.3.2</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>