jsilva@cogsci.berkeley.edu (John Silva) (08/24/89)
I have run into what may be a bug in the stat() function in Turbo C 2.0's libraries. It seems that if you pass the root directory (/) to stat(), it returns a "does not exist" error. Any other directory or file returns correctly. This behavior is present in all of Turbo's libraries. I have checked my code using Microsoft C 5.1, and stat functions correctly under the same conditions. Since my manuals state stat() "returns status on any file, directory, or device", I can only assume that Turbo's implementation is in error. Does anyone know if there is a fix or workaround to this problem, or at the very least, can confirm it on another machine? I have applied the TLIB patches, and the tiny model stat() patch, but can't find any other patches (I don't have access to Compu$erve). Thanks in advance. -J. John P. Silva "I drank WHAT?!" Inova Products, Inc. Internet: jsilva@cogsci.berkeley.edu (415)222-9255 Usenet: ucbvax!cogsci!jsilva
craigb@hp-sdd.hp.com (Craig Bosworth) (08/25/89)
I wrote a little test for stat(). It looks like you can use it on any
directory except the root.
stat("\\", &statbuf); fails
stat("c:\\", &statbuf); fails
stat(".", &statbuf); succeeds, except when current directory is root
This may be because there is no entry for the root directory. Maybe stat only
works on structures that have a directory entry.
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That seems to be the case. I ran into the same problem on a directory manipulator program I wrote. Since there is no directory entry for the root, the stat() function won't work under Turbo C 2.0. This has been the case for many people, and one called Borland Tech Support. Tech Support said basically the same thing, only not as well, they gave a run-around. **************************************************************************** * Thank You, texbell!letni!rwsys!trsvax!slimer * * Bill "I love it when you talk COBOL!" - ComputerWorld * * George W. Pogue, 1300 Two Tandy, Fort Worth, TX. 76102 (817) 390-2871 * ****************************************************************************