From 0a25564c1c17186951986c996b5ffb2ff3d3f0e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>
Date: Sat, 15 May 1999 04:06:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (open_maybe_create): Handle Solaris' failure mode when FILE
 is a directory.  Reported by Vin Shelton.

---
 src/touch.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/touch.c b/src/touch.c
index 26f3141fb..c3f76917a 100644
--- a/src/touch.c
+++ b/src/touch.c
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ open_maybe_create (const char *file, int *file_created)
 	*file_created = 1;
 
       /* If the open succeeded or if it failed for any reason other
-	 than the existence of FILE, then we're done.  */
-      if (fd != -1 || errno != EEXIST)
+	 than the existence of FILE, then we're done.  Some systems
+         (solaris) set errno to EINVAL when FILE is a directory.  */
+      if (fd != -1 || (errno != EEXIST && errno != EINVAL))
 	break;
 
       /* The first open failed because FILE already exists.