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-rw-r--r--libbb/xreadlink.c22
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/xreadlink.c b/libbb/xreadlink.c
index 18a8b94..4d87b94 100644
--- a/libbb/xreadlink.c
+++ b/libbb/xreadlink.c
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
* NOTE: This function returns a malloced char* that you will have to free
* yourself. You have been warned.
*/
-
-char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
+char *xmalloc_readlink(const char *path)
{
enum { GROWBY = 80 }; /* how large we will grow strings by */
@@ -20,20 +19,30 @@ char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
do {
buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize += GROWBY);
- readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize); /* 1st try */
+ readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize);
if (readsize == -1) {
- bb_perror_msg("%s", path);
free(buf);
return NULL;
}
- }
- while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
+ } while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
buf[readsize] = '\0';
return buf;
}
+char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
+{
+ char *buf = xmalloc_readlink(path);
+ if (!buf) {
+ /* EINVAL => "file: Invalid argument" => puzzled user */
+ bb_error_msg("%s: cannot read link (not a symlink?)", path);
+ }
+ return buf;
+}
+
+/* UNUSED */
+#if 0
char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path)
{
#if defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__UCLIBC__)
@@ -46,3 +55,4 @@ char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path)
return xstrdup(realpath(path, buf));
#endif
}
+#endif