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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/executable.c b/libbb/executable.c
index 325dd01..29d2a2c 100644
--- a/libbb/executable.c
+++ b/libbb/executable.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ int FAST_FUNC file_is_executable(const char *name)
* you may call find_executable again with this PATHp to continue
* (if it's not NULL).
* return NULL otherwise; (PATHp is undefined)
- * in all cases (*PATHp) contents will be trashed (s/:/NUL/).
+ * in all cases (*PATHp) contents are temporarily modified
+ * but are restored on return (s/:/NUL/ and back).
*/
char* FAST_FUNC find_executable(const char *filename, char **PATHp)
{
@@ -41,14 +42,17 @@ char* FAST_FUNC find_executable(const char *filename, char **PATHp)
p = *PATHp;
while (p) {
+ int ex;
+
n = strchr(p, ':');
- if (n)
- *n++ = '\0';
+ if (n) *n = '\0';
p = concat_path_file(
p[0] ? p : ".", /* handle "::" case */
filename
);
- if (file_is_executable(p)) {
+ ex = file_is_executable(p);
+ if (n) *n++ = ':';
+ if (ex) {
*PATHp = n;
return p;
}
@@ -64,10 +68,8 @@ char* FAST_FUNC find_executable(const char *filename, char **PATHp)
*/
int FAST_FUNC executable_exists(const char *filename)
{
- char *path = xstrdup(getenv("PATH"));
- char *tmp = path;
- char *ret = find_executable(filename, &tmp);
- free(path);
+ char *path = getenv("PATH");
+ char *ret = find_executable(filename, &path);
free(ret);
return ret != NULL;
}