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-rw-r--r--lib/libalpm/handle.c8
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/handle.c b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
index 07828115..189c934f 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/handle.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/handle.c
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_set_dbpath(const char *dbpath)
int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_add_cachedir(const char *cachedir)
{
- struct stat st;
char *newcachedir;
size_t cachedirlen;
@@ -372,10 +371,9 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_option_add_cachedir(const char *cachedir)
pm_errno = PM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS;
return(-1);
}
- if(stat(cachedir, &st) == -1 || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
- pm_errno = PM_ERR_NOT_A_DIR;
- return(-1);
- }
+ /* don't stat the cachedir yet, as it may not even be needed. we can
+ * fail later if it is needed and the path is invalid. */
+
/* verify cachedir ends in a '/' */
cachedirlen = strlen(cachedir);
if(cachedir[cachedirlen-1] != '/') {