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[PATCH 5/5] Remove unused normalize_absolute_path()

From
Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Feb 7, 2009, 15:08 UTC
Message-ID
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This function is now superseded by normalize_path_copy().
Signed-off-by: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
---
 cache.h |    1 -
 path.c  |   51 ++++++---------------------------------------------
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 82fbb80..8dcc53c 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ int is_directory(const char *);
 const char *make_absolute_path(const char *path);
 const char *make_nonrelative_path(const char *path);
 const char *make_relative_path(const char *abs, const char *base);
-int normalize_absolute_path(char *buf, const char *path);
 int normalize_path_copy(char *dst, const char *src);
 int longest_ancestor_length(const char *path, const char *prefix_list);
 
diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index 16628b2..dd22370 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -363,58 +363,19 @@ const char *make_relative_path(const char *abs, const char *base)
 }
 
 /*
- * path = absolute path
- * buf = buffer of at least max(2, strlen(path)+1) bytes
- * It is okay if buf == path, but they should not overlap otherwise.
+ * It is okay if dst == src, but they should not overlap otherwise.
  *
- * Performs the following normalizations on path, storing the result in buf:
- * - Removes trailing slashes.
- * - Removes empty components.
+ * Performs the following normalizations on src, storing the result in dst:
+ * - Ensures that components are separated by '/' (Windows only)
+ * - Squashes sequences of '/'.
  * - Removes "." components.
  * - Removes ".." components, and the components the precede them.
- * "" and paths that contain only slashes are normalized to "/".
- * Returns the length of the output.
+ * Returns failure (non-zero) if a ".." component appears as first path
+ * component anytime during the normalization. Otherwise, returns success (0).
  *
  * Note that this function is purely textual.  It does not follow symlinks,
  * verify the existence of the path, or make any system calls.
  */
-int normalize_absolute_path(char *buf, const char *path)
-{
-	const char *comp_start = path, *comp_end = path;
-	char *dst = buf;
-	int comp_len;
-	assert(buf);
-	assert(path);
-
-	while (*comp_start) {
-		assert(*comp_start == '/');
-		while (*++comp_end && *comp_end != '/')
-			; /* nothing */
-		comp_len = comp_end - comp_start;
-
-		if (!strncmp("/",  comp_start, comp_len) ||
-		    !strncmp("/.", comp_start, comp_len))
-			goto next;
-
-		if (!strncmp("/..", comp_start, comp_len)) {
-			while (dst > buf && *--dst != '/')
-				; /* nothing */
-			goto next;
-		}
-
-		memmove(dst, comp_start, comp_len);
-		dst += comp_len;
-	next:
-		comp_start = comp_end;
-	}
-
-	if (dst == buf)
-		*dst++ = '/';
-
-	*dst = '\0';
-	return dst - buf;
-}
-
 int normalize_path_copy(char *dst, const char *src)
 {
 	char *dst0;
-- 
1.6.1.297.g9b01e
Previous: Johannes SixtNext: Robin Rosenberg
Message 21 of 26 in “fix crash in path.c on Windows”
  1. fix crash in path.c on WindowsRené Scharfe, Feb 4, 2009
  2. Junio C HamanoFeb 4, 2009
  3. Johannes SixtFeb 5, 2009
  4. René ScharfeFeb 5, 2009
  5. Johannes SixtFeb 5, 2009
  6. Robin RosenbergFeb 5, 2009
  7. fix t1504 on WindowsRené Scharfe, Feb 5, 2009
  8. Johannes SixtFeb 6, 2009
  9. Johannes SchindelinFeb 6, 2009
  10. Johannes SixtFeb 6, 2009
  11. Johannes SchindelinFeb 6, 2009
  12. Johannes SixtFeb 6, 2009
  13. René ScharfeFeb 6, 2009
  14. Johannes SixtFeb 6, 2009
  15. René ScharfeFeb 6, 2009
  16. 0/5 Consolidate path normalization functionsJohannes Sixt, Feb 7, 2009
  17. 1/5 Make test-path-utils more robust against incorrect useJohannes Sixt, Feb 7, 2009
  18. 2/5 Move sanitary_path_copy() to path.c and rename it to normalize_path_copy()Johannes Sixt, Feb 7, 2009
  19. 3/5 Fix GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES on WindowsJohannes Sixt, Feb 7, 2009
  20. 4/5 Test and fix normalize_path_copy()Johannes Sixt, Feb 7, 2009
  21. 5/5 Remove unused normalize_absolute_path()Johannes Sixt, Feb 7, 2009
  22. Robin RosenbergFeb 8, 2009
  23. Johannes SixtFeb 8, 2009
  24. René ScharfeFeb 8, 2009
  25. Johannes SixtFeb 8, 2009
  26. René ScharfeFeb 7, 2009

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