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Re: [PATCH] linux: make getcwd(3) fail if it cannot obtain an absolute path [BZ #22679]


On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 7:20 AM, Andreas Schwab <schwab@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> On Jan 07 2018, "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@altlinux.org> wrote:
>
>> Sure, but the generic getcwd sets errno to ENOENT in this case.
>> Do you suppose that ENOENT is more appropriate than EACCES?
>
> Yes, the anchor no longer exists.

http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/getcwd.html
does not license getcwd to fail with ENOENT.

zw


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