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Darin Arrick (darrick@ncc.com) wrote:
: I am trying to use the stat() function under Linux, and am getting the
: error:

: storage size of 'stbuf' is not known

: What is causing this? Code fragment is below. E-mail answer is preferable.

: Thank you in advance.

: -------- BEGIN INCLUDED CODE FRAGMENT --------

: void fred(void)
: {
:     char *name;
:     struct stat stbuf;
: /*  also tried "struct new_stat stbuf;" */
: /*  it seems Linux has struct old_stat (functionally the same as struct stat)
:     and new_stat (old_stat with some other fields) */

:     if(stat(name, &stbuf) != NULL)
:     {
:         /* do something */
:     }
: }

Shouldn't you include sys/types.h & sys/stat.h?

Isn't the return of stat 0 on success and -1 on failure? (the opposite
sense that you use it)

: -------- END INCLUDED CODE FRAGMENT --------

: +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+
: | Darin Arrick, KB5KHR              | Network Cybernetics Corporation    |
: | darrick@ncc.com                   |                                    |
: +-----------------------------------+------------------------------------+


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