Patch #707167: Pass dircache exceptions to the caller. Fixes #682813.
Not backported because of behaviour change.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 7ffe521..2f0aec8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 Library
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+- dircache now passes exceptions to the caller, instead of returning
+  empty lists.
+
 - The bsddb module and dbhash module now support the iterator and
   mapping protocols which make them more substitutable for dictionaries
   and shelves.