[Bug 403417] [NEW] assert failure in multitail program when file arguments do not exist

[dominiko]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: multitail

"multitail" program asserts when passing non existing file names.  Bug
is easily 100% reproducible on Ubuntu

Steps to reproduce:

1/ install "multitail" (in case it's not already installed)

$ sudo apt-get install multitail

2/ run "multitail" on non existing file names and observe the assert
failure

$ multitail non-existing-file-1 non-existing-file-2
 --*- multitail 5.2.2 (C) 2003-2007 by folkert at vanheusden.com -*--

A problem occured at line 1010 in function do_commandline (from file
cmdline.c):

Error opening file non-existing-file-1.

errno variable (if applicable): 2 which means No such file or directory


Binary build at May 22 2008 11:05:50
multitail: utils.c:197: stop_process: Assertion `pid > 1' failed.
Aborted


Expected behavior: it should report an error rather than an assert
failure.

Oh, and while we're at it, notice also the typo in the error message:
"A problem occured at line 1010..."   (*occured* is misspelled -> occurred)

** Affects: multitail (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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assert failure in multitail program when file arguments do not exist
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/403417
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