Merge branch 'nd/pack-unreachable-objects-doc'
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1 #include "cache.h"
3 /*
4 * Do not use this for inspecting *tracked* content. When path is a
5 * symlink to a directory, we do not want to say it is a directory when
6 * dealing with tracked content in the working tree.
7 */
8 int is_directory(const char *path)
10 struct stat st;
11 return (!stat(path, &st) && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode));
14 /* removes the last path component from 'path' except if 'path' is root */
15 static void strip_last_component(struct strbuf *path)
17 size_t offset = offset_1st_component(path->buf);
18 size_t len = path->len;
20 /* Find start of the last component */
21 while (offset < len && !is_dir_sep(path->buf[len - 1]))
22 len--;
23 /* Skip sequences of multiple path-separators */
24 while (offset < len && is_dir_sep(path->buf[len - 1]))
25 len--;
27 strbuf_setlen(path, len);
30 /* get (and remove) the next component in 'remaining' and place it in 'next' */
31 static void get_next_component(struct strbuf *next, struct strbuf *remaining)
33 char *start = NULL;
34 char *end = NULL;
36 strbuf_reset(next);
38 /* look for the next component */
39 /* Skip sequences of multiple path-separators */
40 for (start = remaining->buf; is_dir_sep(*start); start++)
41 ; /* nothing */
42 /* Find end of the path component */
43 for (end = start; *end && !is_dir_sep(*end); end++)
44 ; /* nothing */
46 strbuf_add(next, start, end - start);
47 /* remove the component from 'remaining' */
48 strbuf_remove(remaining, 0, end - remaining->buf);
51 /* copies root part from remaining to resolved, canonicalizing it on the way */
52 static void get_root_part(struct strbuf *resolved, struct strbuf *remaining)
54 int offset = offset_1st_component(remaining->buf);
56 strbuf_reset(resolved);
57 strbuf_add(resolved, remaining->buf, offset);
58 #ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
59 convert_slashes(resolved->buf);
60 #endif
61 strbuf_remove(remaining, 0, offset);
64 /* We allow "recursive" symbolic links. Only within reason, though. */
65 #ifndef MAXSYMLINKS
66 #define MAXSYMLINKS 32
67 #endif
70 * Return the real path (i.e., absolute path, with symlinks resolved
71 * and extra slashes removed) equivalent to the specified path. (If
72 * you want an absolute path but don't mind links, use
73 * absolute_path().) Places the resolved realpath in the provided strbuf.
75 * The directory part of path (i.e., everything up to the last
76 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
77 * component need not exist. If die_on_error is set, then die with an
78 * informative error message if there is a problem. Otherwise, return
79 * NULL on errors (without generating any output).
81 char *strbuf_realpath(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
82 int die_on_error)
84 struct strbuf remaining = STRBUF_INIT;
85 struct strbuf next = STRBUF_INIT;
86 struct strbuf symlink = STRBUF_INIT;
87 char *retval = NULL;
88 int num_symlinks = 0;
89 struct stat st;
91 if (!*path) {
92 if (die_on_error)
93 die("The empty string is not a valid path");
94 else
95 goto error_out;
98 strbuf_addstr(&remaining, path);
99 get_root_part(resolved, &remaining);
101 if (!resolved->len) {
102 /* relative path; can use CWD as the initial resolved path */
103 if (strbuf_getcwd(resolved)) {
104 if (die_on_error)
105 die_errno("unable to get current working directory");
106 else
107 goto error_out;
111 /* Iterate over the remaining path components */
112 while (remaining.len > 0) {
113 get_next_component(&next, &remaining);
115 if (next.len == 0) {
116 continue; /* empty component */
117 } else if (next.len == 1 && !strcmp(next.buf, ".")) {
118 continue; /* '.' component */
119 } else if (next.len == 2 && !strcmp(next.buf, "..")) {
120 /* '..' component; strip the last path component */
121 strip_last_component(resolved);
122 continue;
125 /* append the next component and resolve resultant path */
126 if (!is_dir_sep(resolved->buf[resolved->len - 1]))
127 strbuf_addch(resolved, '/');
128 strbuf_addbuf(resolved, &next);
130 if (lstat(resolved->buf, &st)) {
131 /* error out unless this was the last component */
132 if (errno != ENOENT || remaining.len) {
133 if (die_on_error)
134 die_errno("Invalid path '%s'",
135 resolved->buf);
136 else
137 goto error_out;
139 } else if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
140 ssize_t len;
141 strbuf_reset(&symlink);
143 if (num_symlinks++ > MAXSYMLINKS) {
144 errno = ELOOP;
146 if (die_on_error)
147 die("More than %d nested symlinks "
148 "on path '%s'", MAXSYMLINKS, path);
149 else
150 goto error_out;
153 len = strbuf_readlink(&symlink, resolved->buf,
154 st.st_size);
155 if (len < 0) {
156 if (die_on_error)
157 die_errno("Invalid symlink '%s'",
158 resolved->buf);
159 else
160 goto error_out;
163 if (is_absolute_path(symlink.buf)) {
164 /* absolute symlink; set resolved to root */
165 get_root_part(resolved, &symlink);
166 } else {
168 * relative symlink
169 * strip off the last component since it will
170 * be replaced with the contents of the symlink
172 strip_last_component(resolved);
176 * if there are still remaining components to resolve
177 * then append them to symlink
179 if (remaining.len) {
180 strbuf_addch(&symlink, '/');
181 strbuf_addbuf(&symlink, &remaining);
185 * use the symlink as the remaining components that
186 * need to be resolved
188 strbuf_swap(&symlink, &remaining);
192 retval = resolved->buf;
194 error_out:
195 strbuf_release(&remaining);
196 strbuf_release(&next);
197 strbuf_release(&symlink);
199 if (!retval)
200 strbuf_reset(resolved);
202 return retval;
206 * Resolve `path` into an absolute, cleaned-up path. The return value
207 * comes from a shared buffer.
209 const char *real_path(const char *path)
211 static struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
212 return strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 1);
215 const char *real_path_if_valid(const char *path)
217 static struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
218 return strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 0);
221 char *real_pathdup(const char *path, int die_on_error)
223 struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
224 char *retval = NULL;
226 if (strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, die_on_error))
227 retval = strbuf_detach(&realpath, NULL);
229 strbuf_release(&realpath);
231 return retval;
235 * Use this to get an absolute path from a relative one. If you want
236 * to resolve links, you should use real_path.
238 const char *absolute_path(const char *path)
240 static struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
241 strbuf_reset(&sb);
242 strbuf_add_absolute_path(&sb, path);
243 return sb.buf;
246 char *absolute_pathdup(const char *path)
248 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
249 strbuf_add_absolute_path(&sb, path);
250 return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
253 char *prefix_filename(const char *pfx, const char *arg)
255 struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
256 size_t pfx_len = pfx ? strlen(pfx) : 0;
258 if (!pfx_len)
259 ; /* nothing to prefix */
260 else if (is_absolute_path(arg))
261 pfx_len = 0;
262 else
263 strbuf_add(&path, pfx, pfx_len);
265 strbuf_addstr(&path, arg);
266 #ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
267 convert_slashes(path.buf + pfx_len);
268 #endif
269 return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);