* get the error back to the client. This means getting
* the protocol setup finished first in later versions. */
setup_protocol(f_out, f_in);
- if (files_from && !am_sender && strcmp(files_from, "-") != 0)
- write_byte(f_out, 0);
+ if (!am_sender) {
+ /* Since we failed in our option parsing, we may not
+ * have finished parsing that the client sent us a
+ * --files-from option, so look for it manually.
+ * Without this, the socket would be in the wrong
+ * state for the upcoming error message. */
+ if (!files_from) {
+ int i;
+ for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
+ if (strncmp(argv[i], "--files-from", 12) == 0) {
+ files_from = "";
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ if (files_from)
+ write_byte(f_out, 0);
+ }
io_start_multiplex_out();
}