From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2016 11:32:46 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] real_path: make real_path thread-safe
Message-ID: <1767f01a-4125-d99b-37db-3f4a56aaa28a@kdbg.org>
In-Reply-To: <20161207222927.GB116201@google.com>

Am 07.12.2016 um 23:29 schrieb Brandon Williams:
> Instead of assuming root is "/"
> I'll need to extract what root is from an absolute path.  Aside from
> what root looks like, do most other path constructs behave similarly in
> unix and windows? (like ".." and "." as examples)

Yes, .. and . work the same way, except that they cannot appear in the 
\\server\share part. I also think that .. does not cancel these parts.

As long as you use is_absolute_path() and do not simplify path 
components before offset_1st_component(), you should be on the safe side.

> Since I don't really have a windows machine to test things it might be
> slightly difficult to get everything correct quickly but hopefully we can
> get this working :)

I'll lend a hand, of course, as time permits.

-- Hannes