--- tar-1.15.1/src/incremen.c.orig	2004-09-06 11:30:42 +0000

+++ tar-1.15.1/src/incremen.c	2005-01-15 06:11:18 +0000

@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ scan_directory (struct obstack *stk, cha

   if (! dirp)

     {

+      /* Assume errno is the reason why */

       savedir_error (dir_name);

+      return;

+      /* we cannot return NULL as error flag because scan_directory returns void */

     }

   errno = 0;