- if ('\0' == *startdir) {
- if (NULL == getcwd(startdir, PATH_MAX)) {
- exitcode = (int)MANDOCLEVEL_SYSERR;
- if (NULL != targetdir)
- say("", "&getcwd");
- return(0);
- }
- if (-1 == (fd = open(startdir, O_RDONLY, 0))) {
+ if (0 == getcwd_status) {
+ if (NULL == getcwd(startdir, sizeof(startdir))) {
+ getcwd_status = 2;
+ (void)strlcpy(startdir, strerror(errno),
+ sizeof(startdir));
+ } else
+ getcwd_status = 1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * We are leaving the old base directory.
+ * Do not use it any longer, not even for messages.
+ */
+ *basedir = '\0';
+
+ /*
+ * If and only if the directory was changed earlier and
+ * the next directory to process is given as a relative path,
+ * first go back, or bail out if that is impossible.
+ */
+ if (chdir_status && '/' != *targetdir) {
+ if (2 == getcwd_status) {