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[PATCH 3/5] Add is_root_path()

From
Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 11, 2010, 14:43 UTC
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This function returns the length of the root part of a path, or zero if there is no root.

"The root part" is the leading slash on Linux/Unix, or 'C:/' on Windows.
Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
---
 ... and can be extended to recognize "//machine/share/" as a root part?
 git-compat-util.h |   11 +++++++++++
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index a3c4537..4d0398d 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -210,6 +210,17 @@ static inline const char *skip_prefix(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 	return strncmp(str, prefix, len) ? NULL : str + len;
 }
 
+/* path must be canonical */
+static inline int is_root_path(const char *path)
+{
+	int len = 0;
+	if (has_dos_drive_prefix(path))
+		len += 2;
+	if (is_dir_sep(path[len]))
+		len++;
+	return len;
+}
+
 #if defined(NO_MMAP) || defined(USE_WIN32_MMAP)
 
 #ifndef PROT_READ
-- 
1.7.0.rc2.182.g3adef
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  1. 0/5 Worktree/Gitdir at root directoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 11, 2010
  2. 1/5 make_absolute_path(): Do not append redundant slashNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 11, 2010
  3. 2/5 init-db, rev-parse --git-dir: do not append redundant slashNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 11, 2010
  4. 3/5 Add is_root_path()Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 11, 2010
  5. Johannes SixtFeb 12, 2010
  6. 4/5 Support working directory located at rootNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 11, 2010
  7. 5/5 Add test for using Git at root directoryNguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy, Feb 11, 2010
  8. Johannes SixtFeb 12, 2010
  9. João Carlos Mendes LuísFeb 12, 2010
  10. Johannes SixtFeb 12, 2010

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