Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/PclientCommands.c
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--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/PclientCommands.c	(revision 33369)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/photdbc/src/PclientCommands.c	(revision 33370)
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@
     return FALSE;
   }
-  assert (line != NULL); // return (PCLIENT_HUNG);
-  assert (status != -1); // return (PCLIENT_HUNG);
+  if (!line) {
+      fprintf (stderr, "client hung\n");
+      return FALSE;
+  }
+  if (status -= -1) {
+      fprintf (stderr, "client hung\n");
+      return FALSE;
+  }
 
   // fprintf (stderr, "response: %s\n", buffer->buffer);