Index: src/server.c
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RCS file: /cvs/ccvs/src/server.c,v
retrieving revision 1.282
retrieving revision 1.283
diff -u -r1.282 -r1.283
--- src/server.c	7 Dec 2002 14:26:24 -0000	1.282
+++ src/server.c	15 Jan 2003 22:10:24 -0000	1.283
@@ -971,9 +971,6 @@
 	return;
     }
 
-    if (dir_name != NULL)
-	free (dir_name);
-
     dir_len = strlen (dir);
 
     /* Check for a trailing '/'.  This is not ISDIRSEP because \ in the
@@ -988,6 +985,9 @@
 		     "E protocol error: invalid directory syntax in %s", dir);
 	return;
     }
+
+    if (dir_name != NULL)
+	free (dir_name);
 
     dir_name = xmalloc (strlen (server_temp_dir) + dir_len + 40);
     if (dir_name == NULL)