tweaks: reshuffle some things in a more linear manner

Also improve or correct some comments.

src/files.c

@@ -947,13 +947,10 @@ void read_file(FILE *f, int fd, const char *filename, bool undoable, bool checkw
 #endif
 }
 
-/* Open the file (and decide if it exists).  If newfie is TRUE, display
- * "New File" if the file is missing.  Otherwise, say "[filename] not
- * found".
- *
+/* Open the file with the given name.  If the file does not exist, display
+ * "New File" if newfie is TRUE, and say "File not found" otherwise.
  * Return -2 if we say "New File", -1 if the file isn't opened, and the
- * fd opened otherwise.  The file might still have an error while reading
- * with a 0 return value.  *f is set to the opened file. */
+ * obtained fd otherwise.  *f is set to the opened file. */
 int open_file(const char *filename, bool newfie, bool quiet, FILE **f)
 {
     struct stat fileinfo, fileinfo2;
@@ -972,31 +969,35 @@ int open_file(const char *filename, bool newfie, bool quiet, FILE **f)
 	full_filename = mallocstrcpy(full_filename, filename);
 
     if (stat(full_filename, &fileinfo) == -1) {
-	/* All cases below return. */
-	free(full_filename);
-
 	if (newfie) {
 	    if (!quiet)
 		statusbar(_("New File"));
+	    free(full_filename);
 	    return -2;
 	}
+
 	statusline(ALERT, _("File \"%s\" not found"), filename);
-	return -1;
-    } else if (S_ISDIR(fileinfo.st_mode) || S_ISCHR(fileinfo.st_mode) ||
-		S_ISBLK(fileinfo.st_mode)) {
 	free(full_filename);
+	return -1;
+    }
 
-	/* Don't open directories, character files, or block files. */
+    /* Don't open directories, character files, or block files. */
+    if (S_ISDIR(fileinfo.st_mode) || S_ISCHR(fileinfo.st_mode) ||
+				S_ISBLK(fileinfo.st_mode)) {
 	statusline(ALERT, S_ISDIR(fileinfo.st_mode) ?
-		_("\"%s\" is a directory") :
-		_("\"%s\" is a device file"), filename);
-	return -1;
-    } else if ((fd = open(full_filename, O_RDONLY)) == -1) {
+			_("\"%s\" is a directory") :
+			_("\"%s\" is a device file"), filename);
 	free(full_filename);
-	statusline(ALERT, _("Error reading %s: %s"), filename, strerror(errno));
 	return -1;
-    } else {
-	/* The file is A-OK.  Open it. */
+    }
+
+    /* Try opening the file. */
+    fd = open(full_filename, O_RDONLY);
+
+    if (fd == -1)
+	statusline(ALERT, _("Error reading %s: %s"), filename, strerror(errno));
+    else {
+	/* The file is A-OK.  Associate a stream with it. */
 	*f = fdopen(fd, "rb");
 
 	if (*f == NULL) {

src/rcfile.c

@@ -533,28 +533,23 @@ static void parse_one_include(char *file)
     struct stat rcinfo;
     FILE *rcstream;
 
-    /* Can't get the specified file's full path because it may screw up
-     * our cwd depending on the parent directories' permissions (see
-     * Savannah bug #25297). */
-
     /* Don't open directories, character files, or block files. */
-    if (stat(file, &rcinfo) != -1) {
-	if (S_ISDIR(rcinfo.st_mode) || S_ISCHR(rcinfo.st_mode) ||
-		S_ISBLK(rcinfo.st_mode)) {
-	    rcfile_error(S_ISDIR(rcinfo.st_mode) ?
-		_("\"%s\" is a directory") :
-		_("\"%s\" is a device file"), file);
-	}
+    if (stat(file, &rcinfo) != -1 && (S_ISDIR(rcinfo.st_mode) ||
+		S_ISCHR(rcinfo.st_mode) || S_ISBLK(rcinfo.st_mode))) {
+	rcfile_error(S_ISDIR(rcinfo.st_mode) ?
+			_("\"%s\" is a directory") :
+			_("\"%s\" is a device file"), file);
     }
 
-    /* Open the new syntax file. */
-    if ((rcstream = fopen(file, "rb")) == NULL) {
-	rcfile_error(_("Error reading %s: %s"), file,
-		strerror(errno));
+    /* Open the included syntax file. */
+    rcstream = fopen(file, "rb");
+
+    if (rcstream == NULL) {
+	rcfile_error(_("Error reading %s: %s"), file, strerror(errno));
 	return;
     }
 
-    /* Use the name and line number position of the new syntax file
+    /* Use the name and line number position of the included syntax file
      * while parsing it, so we can know where any errors in it are. */
     nanorc = file;
     lineno = 0;
@@ -585,8 +580,7 @@ void parse_includes(char *ptr)
 	for (i = 0; i < files.gl_pathc; ++i)
 	    parse_one_include(files.gl_pathv[i]);
     } else
-	rcfile_error(_("Error expanding %s: %s"), option,
-		strerror(errno));
+	rcfile_error(_("Error expanding %s: %s"), option, strerror(errno));
 
     globfree(&files);
     free(expanded);