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To:	rc@hawkwind.utcs.toronto.edu
Subject: whatis bug
cc:	j@nc.itntl.bhp.com.au
Date:	Sun, 17 Aug 1997 22:30:48 -0400
From:	Jason Tyler <jason@itntl.bhp.com.au>

Instead of printing "$1 not found", whatis says "$1: Permission denied"
if $path($#path)^/$1 exists but is not executable. The obvious fix is:

*** builtins.c.old	Tue Jul  8 01:43:52 1997
--- builtins.c	Mon Aug 18 12:05:36 1997
***************
*** 342,348 ****
  		}
  		if (!f) {
  			found = FALSE;
! 			if (errno != ENOENT)
  				uerror(av[i]);
  			else
  				fprint(2, "%s not found\n", av[i]);
--- 342,348 ----
  		}
  		if (!f) {
  			found = FALSE;
! 			if (errno != ENOENT && errno != EACCES)
  				uerror(av[i]);
  			else
  				fprint(2, "%s not found\n", av[i]);

However, I don't know the source well enough to predict what unwanted
side-effects this might cause; can anyone suggest a better solution?

jason

-- 
OBrc: fn test-r { >[2=] <$1 }	# fails on named pipes