mdev: suppress "may be used uninitialized" warning

diff --git a/util-linux/mdev.c b/util-linux/mdev.c
index d5faf432efd95d5e9c942e7c521952b94058d9bb..a4d6dfdf9e7369db4c3a6d95447fecca7d16fc9b 100644 (file)
--- a/util-linux/mdev.c
+++ b/util-linux/mdev.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
        char *dev_maj_min = path + strlen(path);
        char *command = NULL;
        char *alias = NULL;
-       int aliaslink;
+       char aliaslink = aliaslink; /* for compiler */
 
        /* Force the configuration file settings exactly. */
        umask(0);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                char *s, *p;
                                unsigned i, n;
 
-                               aliaslink = (*next == '>');
+                               aliaslink = *next;
                                val = next;
                                next = next_field(val);
                                /* substitute %1..9 with off[1..9], if any */
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                        s++;
                                }
 #else
-                               aliaslink = (*next == '>');
+                               aliaslink = *next;
                                val = next;
                                next = next_field(val);
                                alias = xstrdup(val + 1);
@@ -271,8 +271,9 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                                        }
                                }
 
-                               /* recreate device_name as a symlink to moved device node */
-                               if (rename(device_name, alias) == 0 && aliaslink) 
+                               /* move the device, and optionally
+                                * make a symlink to moved device node */
+                               if (rename(device_name, alias) == 0 && aliaslink == '>') 
                                        symlink(alias, device_name);
 
                                free(alias);