bug#13080: [PATHC] improve error reporting

[Pádraig Brady]

On 12/05/2012 01:57 AM, Pádraig Brady wrote:

> Keying on 0x80 doesn't seem right.
> I'll apply this hunk instead in your name.
> Please confirm.
>
> diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
> index 4219d24..f2e63dc 100644
> --- a/src/cut.c
> +++ b/src/cut.c
> @@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
>     if (operating_mode == undefined_mode)
>       FATAL_ERROR (_("you must specify a list of bytes, characters, or 
> fields"));
>
> -  if (delim != '\0' && operating_mode != field_mode)
> +  if (delim_specified && operating_mode != field_mode)
>       FATAL_ERROR (_("an input delimiter may be specified only\
>    when operating on fields"));

I got confirmation of the adjustment privately,
so I'm going to push the attached two patches,
which augment/adjust the cut test accordingly.

thanks,
Pádraig.

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