[Findutils-patches] patch for bug 20871

[Eric Blake]

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2007-08-22  Eric Blake  <address@hidden>

        Fix Savannah bug #20871.
        * find/find.c (main): Remove bogus assertion.
        * NEWS: Document the fix.

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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             address@hidden
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Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/findutils/findutils/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.203
diff -u -p -r1.203 NEWS
--- NEWS        21 Aug 2007 13:40:26 -0000      1.203
+++ NEWS        22 Aug 2007 18:23:01 -0000
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ gnulib dirname module.  The leak had bee
 #20751: Avoid memory corruption in find -ls that has been present
 since 4.3.1.
 
+#20871: Assertion failure introduced in 4.3.3, when oldfind is invoked
+in a directory where the parent directory lacks search permission.
+
 ** Enhancements
 
 #20594: Allow fine-tuning of the default argument size used by xargs
Index: find/find.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /sources/findutils/findutils/find/find.c,v
retrieving revision 1.124
diff -u -p -r1.124 find.c
--- find/find.c 21 Aug 2007 13:40:26 -0000      1.124
+++ find/find.c 22 Aug 2007 18:23:01 -0000
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       close (starting_desc);
       starting_desc = -1;
     }
-  assert (starting_desc >= 0);
 
   if (starting_desc < 0)
     {