Added an error message if the directory specified in the '-L' option can't be accessed

CONTRIBUTORS

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ Stefan Huelswitt <huels@iname.com>
  for suggesting to make 'package' target in the plugin's Makefile produce a package that
  expands to a directory with just the plugin name and version number
  for suggesting to make the config directory available to plugins
+ for suggesting to add an error message if the directory specified in the '-L'
+ option can't be accessed
 
 Ulrich Röder <roeder@efr-net.de>
  for pointing out that there are channels that have a symbol rate higher than

HISTORY

@@ -1306,3 +1306,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   Gregoire Favre).
 - Fixed the cutting mechanism to make it re-sync in case a frame is larger than the
   buffer (thanks to Sven Grothklags).
+- Added an error message if the directory specified in the '-L' option can't be
+  accessed (suggested by Stefan Huelswitt).

vdr.c

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * The project's page is at http://www.cadsoft.de/people/kls/vdr
  *
- * $Id: vdr.c 1.109 2002/05/13 16:32:49 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: vdr.c 1.110 2002/05/18 10:33:54 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include <getopt.h>
@@ -146,7 +146,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                     fprintf(stderr, "vdr: invalid log level: %s\n", optarg);
                     return 2;
                     break;
-          case 'L': PluginManager.SetDirectory(optarg);
+          case 'L': if (access(optarg, R_OK | X_OK) == 0)
+                       PluginManager.SetDirectory(optarg);
+                    else {
+                       fprintf(stderr, "vdr: can't access plugin directory: %s\n", optarg);
+                       return 2;
+                       }
                     break;
           case 'm': MuteAudio = true;
                     break;