Closes #15676: mmap: add empty file check prior to offset check
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 Extension Modules
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+- Issue #15676: Now "mmap" check for empty files before doing the
+  offset check.  Patch by Steven Willis.
+
 - Issue #6493: An issue in ctypes on Windows that caused structure bitfields
   of type ctypes.c_uint32 and width 32 to incorrectly be set has been fixed.