Date:	Sun, 30 Jun 2002 15:47:07 +0100
From:	"Richard Dawe" <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
Sender:	rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk
To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
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Subject:	Patch: findfirst and large attrib values
Message-Id:	<E17Ofs7-0001o7-00@phekda.freeserve.co.uk>
Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

Hello.

Below is a patch including a changelog entry for the bug I noticed
in findfirst recently. OK to commit? Since the code change has been
OK'd already, I won't wait the full week to commit, once it's approved.

Thanks, bye, Rich =]

Index: src/libc/dos/dir/findfirs.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/djgpp/djgpp/src/libc/dos/dir/findfirs.c,v
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -p -u -3 -r1.2 findfirs.c
--- src/libc/dos/dir/findfirs.c	31 Aug 1996 21:09:32 -0000	1.2
+++ src/libc/dos/dir/findfirs.c	30 Jun 2002 14:38:25 -0000
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ findfirst(const char *pathname, struct f
     return -1;
   }
 
+  /* The low 8 bits are the allowable attributes; the next 8 bits
+     are the required attributes. We have no required attributes,
+     so mask off bits 8-15. */
+  attrib &= 0xff;
+
   pathlen = strlen(pathname) + 1;
 
   _put_path(pathname);
Index: src/docs/kb/wc204.txi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/djgpp/djgpp/src/docs/kb/wc204.txi,v
retrieving revision 1.116
diff -p -u -3 -r1.116 wc204.txi
--- src/docs/kb/wc204.txi	24 Jun 2002 19:28:45 -0000	1.116
+++ src/docs/kb/wc204.txi	30 Jun 2002 14:38:30 -0000
@@ -762,3 +762,8 @@ Previously @code{pow(x,y)} returned 0 wh
 A bug was fixed in the function @code{pow} in @file{libc.a}.
 Previously @code{pow} may have failed for negative numbers with
 a large magnitude.
+
+@findex findfirst
+A bug was fixed in the function @code{findfirst}.  Previously
+unexpected behaviour may have resulted, if the attribute argument
+had a value outside the range describable by the @code{FA_*} constants.

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