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From: jsilva@cogsci.berkeley.edu (John Silva)
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Subject: Possible bug in Turbo C 2.0 stat()
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Date: 24 Aug 89 00:49:23 GMT
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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
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