bug in 4.3bsd file.c
ken at turtlevax.UUCP
ken at turtlevax.UUCP
Thu Jul 17 20:16:01 AEST 1986
The 4.3bsd code for file.c has a bug in that compressed files are not
properly recognized. Laziness is the cause of the bug, manifested
by not properly parenthesizing compound logical expressions. A context
diff follows:
*** /usr/src/usr.bin/file.c.old Thu Jul 17 03:06:02 1986
--- /usr/src/usr.bin/file.c Thu Jul 17 03:07:35 1986
***************
*** 174,182 ****
return;
}
! if (buf[0] == '#' && buf[1] == '!' && shellscript(buf+2, &mbuf))
return;
! if (buf[0] == '\037' && buf[1] == '\235') {
if (buf[2]&0x80)
printf("block ");
printf("compressed %d bit code data\n", buf[2]&0x1f);
--- 174,182 ----
return;
}
! if ((buf[0] == '#') && (buf[1] == '!') && shellscript(buf+2, &mbuf))
return;
! if ((buf[0] == '\037') && (buf[1] == '\235')) {
if (buf[2]&0x80)
printf("block ");
printf("compressed %d bit code data\n", buf[2]&0x1f);
--
Ken Turkowski @ CIMLINC, Menlo Park, CA
UUCP: {amd,decwrl,hplabs,seismo}!turtlevax!ken
ARPA: turtlevax!ken at DECWRL.DEC.COM
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