if (strchr (hostfile, '*') || strchr (hostfile, '?')) {
char *dirname = xstrdup (hostfile);
char *patt = strrchr (dirname, '/');
- assert (patt);
+ if (!patt)
+ error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, "%s: line %zu: invalid pattern\n(is this file a supermin appliance hostfiles file?)",
+ hostfiles_file, i+1);
*patt++ = '\0';
char **files = read_dir (dirname);