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List:       openbsd-bugs
Subject:    user/4310: tar -x returns 0 on open() failure
From:       jimmy () inet-solutions ! be
Date:       2005-07-28 20:13:18
Message-ID: 200507282013.j6SKDIt1008253 () ada ! devbox ! be
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>Number:         4310
>Category:       user
>Synopsis:       tar -x returns 0 on open() failure
>Confidential:   yes
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jul 28 20:40:01 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jimmy Scott
>Release:        OPENBSD_3_7
>Organization:
net
>Environment:
	
	System      : OpenBSD 3.7
	Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64
	Machine     : amd64
>Description:
	Extracting an archive that does not exist returns 0 upon
	program exit, this causes makefiles to continue etc.
>How-To-Repeat:
	tar -xf /does_not_exist && echo OK
>Fix:
	The error get cought by (int)ar_open() in (void)list(),
	but list() just returns without action.


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