[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56618] In dir.m, if internal call to lstat fails, an error is thrown unnecessarily

[Rik]

Update of bug #56618 (project octave):

                  Status:               Need Info => Ready For Test         
                 Release:                   5.1.0 => dev                    
                 Summary: In dir.m, if internal call to lstat falis, an error
is thrown unnecessarily  => In dir.m, if internal call to lstat fails, an
error is thrown unnecessarily 

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Follow-up Comment #5:

I think you're right that there is a race condition between when we get the
file name, and when we check its properties.

For the issue with stat, I think the best course is to change the code too
look for nf > 0 before proceeding.

The issue with lstat is a little trickier.  I chose to remove the file from
the list if lstat fails.

Try the development branch after this cset
(https://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/733431da9742).

Marking as Ready For Test.



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