--- a/lib/.cvsignore
+++ b/lib/.cvsignore
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
 safe-lstat.h
 getdate.tab.c
 .deps
+stat.c
+lstat.c

new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/xstat.in
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/* @IGNORE@ -*- c -*- */
+/* @IGNORE@ This file is a template from which both stat.c and lstat.c
+   @IGNORE@ are generated. */
+/* Work around the bug in some systems whereby @xstat@ succeeds when
+   given the zero-length file name argument.  The @xstat@ from SunOS4.1.4
+   has this bug.
+   Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+   any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+   Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
+
+/* written by Jim Meyering */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#ifndef errno
+extern int errno;
+#endif
+
+/* This is a wrapper for @xstat@(2).
+   If FILE is the empty string, fail with errno == ENOENT.
+   Otherwise, return the result of calling the real @xstat@.
+
+   This works around the bug in some systems whereby @xstat@ succeeds when
+   given the zero-length file name argument.  The @xstat@ from SunOS4.1.4
+   has this bug.  */
+
+int
+rpl_@xstat@ (const char *file, struct stat *sbuf)
+{
+  if (file && *file == 0)
+    {
+      errno = ENOENT;
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+  return @xstat@ (file, sbuf);
+}