# 
# patch "ChangeLog"
#  from [c90f0215265ef87f468fd2ebede50e9e62d49446]
#    to [77a7371aca626fa0a10cd19a27f76de459342ff7]
# 
# patch "app_state.cc"
#  from [2d2ae92dc7b832ea49a1aa4a59871975ae25efc2]
#    to [86a9f72e4bfc334b14ab9a64b84621039f52a012]
# 
========================================================================
--- ChangeLog	c90f0215265ef87f468fd2ebede50e9e62d49446
+++ ChangeLog	77a7371aca626fa0a10cd19a27f76de459342ff7
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-11-27  Julio M. Merino Vidal  <address@hidden>
+
+	* app_state.cc: Correctly detect when MT/options does not have a
+	database property instead of printing the cryptic message "misuse:
+	invalid path ''".
+
 2005-11-27  Grahame Bowland  <address@hidden>
 
 	* automate.cc (automate_stdio_read): remove check for EINTR
========================================================================
--- app_state.cc	2d2ae92dc7b832ea49a1aa4a59871975ae25efc2
+++ app_state.cc	86a9f72e4bfc334b14ab9a64b84621039f52a012
@@ -75,8 +75,12 @@
     {
       read_options();
 
-      system_path dbname = system_path(options[database_option]);
-      if (!dbname.empty()) db.set_filename(dbname);
+      if (!options[database_option]().empty())
+        {
+          system_path dbname = system_path(options[database_option]);
+          db.set_filename(dbname);
+        }
+
       if (branch_name().empty())
         branch_name = options[branch_option];
       L(F("branch name is '%s'\n") % branch_name());