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[PATCH 04/25] wrapper.c: add a new function unlink_or_msg

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 15, 2014, 00:47 UTC
Message-ID
<20141015004737.GH32245@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<20141015004522.GD32245@google.com>
From: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:20:36 -0700

This behaves like unlink_or_warn except that on failure it writes the message to its 'err' argument, which the caller can display in an appropriate way or ignore.

Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Haggerty <mhagger@alum.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
---
 git-compat-util.h |  9 +++++++++
 wrapper.c         | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+)
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index d67592f..59ecf21 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ static inline char *git_find_last_dir_sep(const char *path)
 
 #include "wildmatch.h"
 
+struct strbuf;
+
 /* General helper functions */
 extern void vreportf(const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params);
 extern void vwritef(int fd, const char *prefix, const char *err, va_list params);
@@ -781,6 +783,13 @@ void git_qsort(void *base, size_t nmemb, size_t size,
  * not exist.
  */
 int unlink_or_warn(const char *path);
+ /*
+  * Tries to unlink file.  Returns 0 if unlink succeeded
+  * or the file already didn't exist.  Returns -1 and
+  * appends a message to err suitable for
+  * 'error("%s", err->buf)' on error.
+  */
+int unlink_or_msg(const char *file, struct strbuf *err);
 /*
  * Preserves errno, prints a message, but gives no warning for ENOENT.
  * Returns 0 on success, which includes trying to remove a directory that does
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 8d4be66..007ec0d 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -475,6 +475,20 @@ static int warn_if_unremovable(const char *op, const char *file, int rc)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+int unlink_or_msg(const char *file, struct strbuf *err)
+{
+	int rc = unlink(file);
+
+	assert(err);
+
+	if (!rc || errno == ENOENT)
+		return 0;
+
+	strbuf_addf(err, "unable to unlink %s: %s",
+		    file, strerror(errno));
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int unlink_or_warn(const char *file)
 {
 	return warn_if_unremovable("unlink", file, unlink(file));
-- 
2.1.0.rc2.206.gedb03e5
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  1. 0/25 rs/ref-transaction ("Use ref transactions", part 3)Jonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  2. 01/25 mv test: recreate mod/ directory instead of relying on stale copyJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  3. 02/25 wrapper.c: remove/unlink_or_warn: simplify, treat ENOENT as successJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  4. 03/25 refs.c: lock_ref_sha1_basic is used for all refsJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  5. 04/25 wrapper.c: add a new function unlink_or_msgJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  6. 05/25 refs.c: add an err argument to delete_ref_looseJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  7. 06/25 refs.c: pass the ref log message to _create/delete/update instead of _commitJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  8. 07/25 rename_ref: don't ask read_ref_full where the ref came fromJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  9. 08/25 refs.c: refuse to lock badly named refs in lock_ref_sha1_basicJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  10. 09/25 refs.c: call lock_ref_sha1_basic directly from commitJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  11. 10/25 refs.c: pass a list of names to skip to is_refname_availableJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  12. 11/25 refs.c: ref_transaction_commit: distinguish name conflicts from other errorsJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  13. 12/25 fetch.c: change s_update_ref to use a ref transactionJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  14. 13/25 refs.c: make write_ref_sha1 staticJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  15. 14/25 refs.c: change resolve_ref_unsafe reading argument to be a flags fieldJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  16. 15/25 reflog test: test interaction with detached HEADJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  17. 16/25 branch -d: avoid repeated symref resolutionJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  18. 17/25 branch -d: simplify by using RESOLVE_REF_READINGJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  19. 18/25 packed-ref cache: forbid dot-components in refnamesJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  20. 19/25 test: put tests for handling of bad ref names in one placeJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  21. 20/25 refs.c: allow listing and deleting badly named refsJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  22. 21/25 for-each-ref: skip and warn about broken ref namesJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  23. 22/25 remote rm/prune: print a message when writing packed-refs failsJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  24. 23/25 refs.c: do not permit err == NULLJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  25. 24/25 lockfile: remove unable_to_lock_errorJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  26. 25/25 ref_transaction_commit: bail out on failure to remove a refJonathan Nieder, Oct 15, 2014
  27. Junio C HamanoOct 15, 2014
  28. Michael HaggertyOct 16, 2014

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