(dir_name): Assert that there are no trailing slashes.

diff --git a/lib/dirname.c b/lib/dirname.c
index acaeba16cd3d4069245a7b3a0f216d2e1af9baff..e6609f1ee877e85ec643f189e6bef1d5918b47b0 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/dirname.c
+++ b/lib/dirname.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ char *malloc ();
 #  define strrchr rindex
 # endif
 #endif
+#include <assert.h>
 
 #ifndef ISSLASH
 # define ISSLASH(C) ((C) == '/')
@@ -52,6 +53,13 @@ dir_name (const char *path)
   int length;                  /* Length of result, not including NUL.  */
 
   slash = strrchr (path, '/');
+
+  /* Make sure there are no trailing slashes.  */
+  assert (slash == NULL           /* There are no slashes in PATH.  */
+         || slash[1] != 0 /* There is a non-NUL byte after the last slash.  */
+         || path == slash /* PATH is just `/'.  */
+         );
+
   if (slash == 0)
     {
       /* File is in the current directory.  */