- // fetch the next line.
-
- // pc currently points to nowhere, but after the next
- // pc++ in the for line it will point to the beginning
- // of the next line in the file
- pc = file[++nLine].c_str() - 1;
+ // fetch the next line if there is one
+ if ( nLine == nLineCount - 1 ) {
+ // something is wrong, bail out
+ cont = FALSE;
+
+ wxLogDebug(wxT("Mailcap file %s, line %d: "
+ "'\\' on the end of the last line "
+ "ignored."),
+ strFileName.c_str(),
+ nLine + 1);
+ }
+ else {
+ // pass to the beginning of the next line
+ pc = file[++nLine].c_str();
+
+ // skip pc++ at the end of the loop
+ continue;
+ }