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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/read.c b/read.c
index 5933447..31ca06a 100644
--- a/read.c
+++ b/read.c
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ read_makefile (filename, type)
int two_colon;
char *pattern = 0, *pattern_percent;
+ int makefile_errno;
+
#define record_waiting_files() \
do \
{ \
@@ -252,6 +254,8 @@ read_makefile (filename, type)
/* First, get a stream to read. */
infile = fopen (filename, "r");
+ /* Save the error code so we print the right message later. */
+ makefile_errno = errno;
/* If the makefile wasn't found and it's either a makefile from
the `MAKEFILES' variable (type 1) or an included makefile (type 2),
@@ -297,7 +301,12 @@ read_makefile (filename, type)
if (infile == 0)
{
if (type != 1)
- perror_with_name ("fopen: ", filename);
+ {
+ /* If we did some searching, errno has the error
+ from the last attempt, rather from FILENAME itself. */
+ errno = makefile_errno;
+ perror_with_name ("fopen: ", filename);
+ }
return;
}