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[PATCH 5/5] do not overwrite files in leading path

From
Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at>
Date
Oct 9, 2010, 13:53 UTC
Message-ID
<1286632380-7002-6-git-send-email-drizzd@aon.at>
In-Reply-To
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If the work tree contains an untracked file x, and unpack-trees wants to checkout a path x/*, the file x is removed unconditionally.

Instead, apply the same checks that are normally used for untracked files, and abort if the file cannot be removed.

Signed-off-by: Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@aon.at>
---

It's not exactly pretty. But it's the best solution I could find without major refactoring.

Clemens
 cache.h                    |    2 +-
 symlinks.c                 |   21 ++++++++++++++++-----
 t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh |    2 +-
 unpack-trees.c             |   16 +++++++++++++---
 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cache.h b/cache.h
index 2ef2fa3..f65d6f9 100644
--- a/cache.h
+++ b/cache.h
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ struct cache_def {
 
 extern int has_symlink_leading_path(const char *name, int len);
 extern int threaded_has_symlink_leading_path(struct cache_def *, const char *, int);
-extern int has_symlink_or_noent_leading_path(const char *name, int len);
+extern int check_leading_path(const char *name, int len);
 extern int has_dirs_only_path(const char *name, int len, int prefix_len);
 extern void schedule_dir_for_removal(const char *name, int len);
 extern void remove_scheduled_dirs(void);
diff --git a/symlinks.c b/symlinks.c
index b7343eb..3cacebd 100644
--- a/symlinks.c
+++ b/symlinks.c
@@ -209,15 +209,26 @@ int has_symlink_leading_path(const char *name, int len)
 }
 
 /*
- * Return non-zero if path 'name' has a leading symlink component or
+ * Return zero if path 'name' has a leading symlink component or
  * if some leading path component does not exists.
+ *
+ * Return -1 if leading path exists and is a directory.
+ *
+ * Return path length if leading path exists and is neither a
+ * directory nor a symlink.
  */
-int has_symlink_or_noent_leading_path(const char *name, int len)
+int check_leading_path(const char *name, int len)
 {
 	struct cache_def *cache = &default_cache;	/* FIXME */
-	return lstat_cache(cache, name, len,
-			   FL_SYMLINK|FL_NOENT|FL_DIR, USE_ONLY_LSTAT) &
-		(FL_SYMLINK|FL_NOENT);
+	int flags;
+	int match_len = lstat_cache_matchlen(cache, name, len, &flags,
+			   FL_SYMLINK|FL_NOENT|FL_DIR, USE_ONLY_LSTAT);
+	if (flags & (FL_SYMLINK|FL_NOENT))
+		return 0;
+	else if (flags & FL_DIR)
+		return -1;
+	else
+		return match_len;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh b/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
index 01b070b..412db15 100755
--- a/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
+++ b/t/t7607-merge-overwrite.sh
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ test_expect_success 'will not overwrite untracked subtree' '
 	test_cmp important sub/f/important
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'will not overwrite untracked file in leading path' '
+test_expect_success 'will not overwrite untracked file in leading path' '
 	git reset --hard c0 &&
 	rm -rf sub &&
 	cp important sub &&
diff --git a/unpack-trees.c b/unpack-trees.c
index df1c920..6816113 100644
--- a/unpack-trees.c
+++ b/unpack-trees.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static void display_error_msgs(struct unpack_trees_options *o)
  */
 static void unlink_entry(struct cache_entry *ce)
 {
-	if (has_symlink_or_noent_leading_path(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce)))
+	if (!check_leading_path(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce)))
 		return;
 	if (remove_or_warn(ce->ce_mode, ce->name))
 		return;
@@ -1194,18 +1194,28 @@ static int verify_absent_1(struct cache_entry *ce,
 				 enum unpack_trees_error_types error_type,
 				 struct unpack_trees_options *o)
 {
+	int len;
 	struct stat st;
 
 	if (o->index_only || o->reset || !o->update)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (has_symlink_or_noent_leading_path(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce)))
+	len = check_leading_path(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce));
+	if (!len)
 		return 0;
+	else if (len > 0) {
+		char path[PATH_MAX + 1];
+		memcpy(path, ce->name, len);
+		path[len] = 0;
+		lstat(path, &st);
 
-	if (!lstat(ce->name, &st))
+		return check_ok_to_remove(path, len, DT_UNKNOWN, NULL, &st,
+				error_type, o);
+	} else if (!lstat(ce->name, &st))
 		return check_ok_to_remove(ce->name, ce_namelen(ce),
 				ce_to_dtype(ce), ce, &st,
 				error_type, o);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.1.571.gba4d01
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  1. Joshua JensenAug 17, 2010
  2. Junio C HamanoAug 17, 2010
  3. optionally disable overwriting of ignored filesClemens Buchacher, Aug 18, 2010
  4. Jakub NarebskiAug 19, 2010
  5. Clemens BuchacherAug 20, 2010
  6. Joshua JensenAug 20, 2010
  7. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2010
  8. Clemens BuchacherAug 21, 2010
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 22, 2010
  10. Clemens BuchacherAug 22, 2010
  11. Kevin BallardOct 9, 2010
  12. Clemens BuchacherAug 21, 2010
  13. 0/5 do not overwrite untracked files in leading pathClemens Buchacher, Oct 9, 2010
  14. 1/5 t7607: use test_commit and test_must_failClemens Buchacher, Oct 9, 2010
  15. Jonathan NiederOct 10, 2010
  16. 1/5 t7607: use test-lib functions and check MERGE_HEADClemens Buchacher, Oct 10, 2010
  17. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2010
  18. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2010
  19. 2/5 t7607: add leading-path testsClemens Buchacher, Oct 9, 2010
  20. Johannes SixtOct 9, 2010
  21. 2/5 t7607: add leading-path testsClemens Buchacher, Oct 10, 2010
  22. 3/5 add function check_ok_to_remove()Clemens Buchacher, Oct 9, 2010
  23. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2010
  24. 4/5 lstat_cache: optionally return match_lenClemens Buchacher, Oct 9, 2010
  25. 5/5 do not overwrite files in leading pathClemens Buchacher, Oct 9, 2010
  26. Junio C HamanoOct 13, 2010
  27. Clemens BuchacherOct 13, 2010
  28. Clemens BuchacherOct 15, 2010
  29. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2010
  30. Junio C HamanoAug 20, 2010
  31. optionally disable overwriting of ignored filesClemens Buchacher, Aug 21, 2010
  32. Matthieu MoyAug 23, 2010
  33. Heiko VoigtAug 31, 2010
  34. Matthieu MoyAug 23, 2010
  35. Holger HellmuthAug 23, 2010
  36. Clemens BuchacherAug 23, 2010
  37. Junio C HamanoAug 23, 2010
  38. Clemens BuchacherAug 24, 2010
  39. Junio C HamanoAug 24, 2010

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