Check there are files to add the archive before removing a specified

tar file.

diff --git a/archival/tar.c b/archival/tar.c
index 4e763a4..9ef616b 100644 (file)
--- a/archival/tar.c
+++ b/archival/tar.c
@@ -462,11 +462,6 @@ static inline int writeTarFile(const int tar_fd, const int verboseFlag,
 
        tbInfo.hlInfoHead = NULL;
 
-       /* Make sure there is at least one file to tar up.  */
-       if (include == NULL) {
-               bb_error_msg_and_die("Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive");
-       }
-
        fchmod(tar_fd, 0644);
        tbInfo.tarFd = tar_fd;
        tbInfo.verboseFlag = verboseFlag;
@@ -748,6 +743,10 @@ int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TAR_CREATE
                if (ctx_flag == CTX_CREATE) {
+                       /* Make sure there is at least one file to tar up.  */
+                       if (tar_handle->accept == NULL) {
+                               bb_error_msg_and_die("Cowardly refusing to create an empty archive");
+                       }
                        tar_stream = stdout;
                        flags = O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_EXCL;
                        unlink(tar_filename);