From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 04:06:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (open_maybe_create): Handle Solaris' failure mode when
X-Git-Tag: TEXTUTILS-1_22l~18
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0a25564c1c17186951986c996b5ffb2ff3d3f0e3;p=thirdparty%2Fcoreutils.git

(open_maybe_create): Handle Solaris' failure mode when
FILE is a directory.  Reported by Vin Shelton.
---

diff --git a/src/touch.c b/src/touch.c
index 26f3141fb5..c3f76917a6 100644
--- a/src/touch.c
+++ b/src/touch.c
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ open_maybe_create (const char *file, int *file_created)
 	*file_created = 1;
 
       /* If the open succeeded or if it failed for any reason other
-	 than the existence of FILE, then we're done.  */
-      if (fd != -1 || errno != EEXIST)
+	 than the existence of FILE, then we're done.  Some systems
+         (solaris) set errno to EINVAL when FILE is a directory.  */
+      if (fd != -1 || (errno != EEXIST && errno != EINVAL))
 	break;
 
       /* The first open failed because FILE already exists.