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RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mansearch.c,v
retrieving revision 1.76
retrieving revision 1.77
diff -u -p -r1.76 -r1.77
--- mandoc/mansearch.c	2017/08/02 13:29:04	1.76
+++ mandoc/mansearch.c	2017/08/22 17:50:11	1.77
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: mansearch.c,v 1.76 2017/08/02 13:29:04 schwarze Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: mansearch.c,v 1.77 2017/08/22 17:50:11 schwarze Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2012 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
@@ -188,6 +188,16 @@ mansearch(const struct mansearch *search,
 			mpage = *res + cur;
 			mandoc_asprintf(&mpage->file, "%s/%s",
 			    paths->paths[i], page->file + 1);
+			if (access(chdir_status ? page->file + 1 :
+			    mpage->file, R_OK) == -1) {
+				warn("%s", mpage->file);
+				warnx("outdated mandoc.db contains "
+				    "bogus %s entry, run makewhatis %s", 
+				    page->file + 1, paths->paths[i]);
+				free(mpage->file);
+				free(rp);
+				continue;
+			}
 			mpage->names = buildnames(page);
 			mpage->output = buildoutput(outkey, page);
 			mpage->ipath = i;