Index: classes.php
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--- classes.php	(revision 3028)
+++ classes.php	(working copy)
@@ -806,14 +806,14 @@
 	var $permalink_structure;
 	var $category_base;
 	var $category_structure;
-	var $author_base = 'author';
+	var $author_base;
 	var $author_structure;
 	var $date_structure;
 	var $page_structure;
-	var $search_base = 'search';
+	var $search_base;
 	var $search_structure;
-	var $comments_base = 'comments';
-	var $feed_base = 'feed';
+	var $comments_base;
+	var $feed_base;
 	var $comments_feed_structure;
 	var $feed_structure;
 	var $front;
@@ -1352,6 +1352,11 @@
 			$this->root = $this->index . '/';
 		}
 		$this->category_base = get_settings('category_base');
+		$this->author_base = trim(__('/author/'), '/');
+		$this->search_base = trim(__('/search/'), '/');
+		$this->comments_base = trim(__('/comments/'), '/');
+		$this->feed_base = trim(__('/feed/'), '/');
+
 		unset($this->category_structure);
 		unset($this->author_structure);
 		unset($this->date_structure);