I don't know what combination of compiler and OS you use, but on my system (Win7 Ult + Strawberry 5.14.2 x64), your unmodified code clearly shows that stat() fails:

X:\>gcc -Wall --pedantic -o 979536.exe 979536.c
979536.c: In function 'main':
979536.c:18: warning: ISO C does not support the 'I64' ms_printf lengt
+h modifier
979536.c:18: warning: ISO C does not support the 'I64' ms_printf lengt
+h modifier
979536.c:18: warning: ISO C does not support the 'I64' ms_printf lengt
+h modifier
979536.c:18: warning: format '%d' expects type 'int', but argument 11 
+has type '_off_t'
979536.c:29: warning: ISO C does not support the 'I64' ms_printf lengt
+h modifier
979536.c:29: warning: ISO C does not support the 'I64' ms_printf lengt
+h modifier
979536.c:29: warning: ISO C does not support the 'I64' ms_printf lengt
+h modifier
979536.c:29: warning: format '%d' expects type 'int', but argument 11 
+has type '_off_t'

X:\>979536.exe
for ""; stat returned: -1
gid: 0
atime:0
ctime:0
drive:0
inode:0
mode:0
mtime:0
nlink:0
rdev:0
size:0
uid:0

For (null); stat returned: -1
gid: 0
atime:0
ctime:0
drive:0
inode:0
mode:0
mtime:0
nlink:0
rdev:0
size:0
uid:0

X:\>gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.4.7 20111023 (prerelease) [svn/rev.180339 - mingw-w64/oz]
Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There i
+s NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR
+POSE.


X:\>

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Alexander

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