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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libalpm/handle.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libalpm/handle.c | 8 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.c b/lib/libalpm/handle.c index 07828115..189c934f 100644 --- a/lib/libalpm/handle.c +++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.c @@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_set_dbpath(const char *dbpath) int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_add_cachedir(const char *cachedir) { - struct stat st; char *newcachedir; size_t cachedirlen; @@ -372,10 +371,9 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_add_cachedir(const char *cachedir) pm_errno = PM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS; return(-1); } - if(stat(cachedir, &st) == -1 || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) { - pm_errno = PM_ERR_NOT_A_DIR; - return(-1); - } + /* don't stat the cachedir yet, as it may not even be needed. we can + * fail later if it is needed and the path is invalid. */ + /* verify cachedir ends in a '/' */ cachedirlen = strlen(cachedir); if(cachedir[cachedirlen-1] != '/') { |