1 files changed, 16 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/xreadlink.c b/libbb/xreadlink.c
index 18a8b9467..4d87b944d 100644
--- a/libbb/xreadlink.c
+++ b/libbb/xreadlink.c
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
  * NOTE: This function returns a malloced char* that you will have to free
  * yourself. You have been warned.
  */
-
-char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
+char *xmalloc_readlink(const char *path)
 {
         enum { GROWBY = 80 }; /* how large we will grow strings by */
 
@@ -20,20 +19,30 @@ char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
 
         do {
                 buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize += GROWBY);
-                readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize); /* 1st try */
+                readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize);
                 if (readsize == -1) {
-                        bb_perror_msg("%s", path);
                         free(buf);
                         return NULL;
                 }
-        }
-        while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
+        } while (bufsize < readsize + 1);
 
         buf[readsize] = '\0';
 
         return buf;
 }
 
+char *xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(const char *path)
+{
+        char *buf = xmalloc_readlink(path);
+        if (!buf) {
+                /* EINVAL => "file: Invalid argument" => puzzled user */
+                bb_error_msg("%s: cannot read link (not a symlink?)", path);
+        }
+        return buf;
+}
+
+/* UNUSED */
+#if 0
 char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path)
 {
 #if defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__UCLIBC__)
@@ -46,3 +55,4 @@ char *xmalloc_realpath(const char *path)
         return xstrdup(realpath(path, buf));
 #endif
 }
+#endif