mdev: suppress "may be used uninitialized" warning

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/mdev.c b/util-linux/mdev.c
index d5faf432e..a4d6dfdf9 100644
--- a/util-linux/mdev.c
+++ b/util-linux/mdev.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
         char *dev_maj_min = path + strlen(path);
         char *command = NULL;
         char *alias = NULL;
-        int aliaslink;
+        char aliaslink = aliaslink; /* for compiler */
 
         /* Force the configuration file settings exactly. */
         umask(0);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                 char *s, *p;
                                 unsigned i, n;
 
-                                aliaslink = (*next == '>');
+                                aliaslink = *next;
                                 val = next;
                                 next = next_field(val);
                                 /* substitute %1..9 with off[1..9], if any */
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                         s++;
                                 }
 #else
-                                aliaslink = (*next == '>');
+                                aliaslink = *next;
                                 val = next;
                                 next = next_field(val);
                                 alias = xstrdup(val + 1);
@@ -271,8 +271,9 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                         }
                                 }
 
-                                /* recreate device_name as a symlink to moved device node */
-                                if (rename(device_name, alias) == 0 && aliaslink) 
+                                /* move the device, and optionally
+                                 * make a symlink to moved device node */
+                                if (rename(device_name, alias) == 0 && aliaslink == '>') 
                                         symlink(alias, device_name);
 
                                 free(alias);