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[PATCH v3 06/10] wrapper: add xgetcwd()

From
René Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
Date
Jul 28, 2014, 18:29 UTC
Message-ID
<53D6969E.1070202@web.de>
In-Reply-To
<53D694A2.8030007@web.de>

Add the helper function xgetcwd(), which returns the current directory or dies. The returned string has to be free()d after use.

Helped-by: Duy Nguyen <pclouds@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Rene Scharfe <l.s.r@web.de>
---
 git-compat-util.h | 1 +
 wrapper.c         | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 26e92f1..4d6edea 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ extern int xmkstemp(char *template);
 extern int xmkstemp_mode(char *template, int mode);
 extern int odb_mkstemp(char *template, size_t limit, const char *pattern);
 extern int odb_pack_keep(char *name, size_t namesz, const unsigned char *sha1);
+extern char *xgetcwd(void);
 
 static inline size_t xsize_t(off_t len)
 {
diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index bc1bfb8..bd24cda 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -493,3 +493,11 @@ struct passwd *xgetpwuid_self(void)
 		    errno ? strerror(errno) : _("no such user"));
 	return pw;
 }
+
+char *xgetcwd(void)
+{
+	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
+	if (strbuf_getcwd(&sb))
+		die_errno(_("unable to get current working directory"));
+	return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
+}
-- 
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Message 19 of 28 in “getcwd without PATH_MAX”
  1. 0/10 getcwd without PATH_MAXRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  2. 01/10 strbuf: add strbuf_getcwd()René Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  3. 02/10 unix-sockets: use strbuf_getcwd()René Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  4. Jeff KingJul 28, 2014
  5. 03/10 setup: convert setup_git_directory_gently_1 et al. to strbufRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  6. Eric SunshineJul 28, 2014
  7. Torsten BögershausenAug 16, 2014
  8. René ScharfeAug 16, 2014
  9. Junio C HamanoAug 18, 2014
  10. 04/10 abspath: use strbuf_getcwd() to remember original working directoryRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  11. 05/10 abspath: convert real_path_internal() to strbufRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  12. Jeff KingJul 28, 2014
  13. René ScharfeJul 28, 2014
  14. Jeff KingJul 28, 2014
  15. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2014
  16. René ScharfeJul 29, 2014
  17. Junio C HamanoJul 29, 2014
  18. fixup for 05/10: plug leakRené Scharfe, Jul 29, 2014
  19. 06/10 wrapper: add xgetcwd()René Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  20. 07/10 use xgetcwd() to get the current directory or dieRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  21. 08/10 use xgetcwd() to set $GIT_DIRRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  22. 09/10 abspath: convert absolute_path() to strbufRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  23. Jeff KingJul 28, 2014
  24. René ScharfeJul 28, 2014
  25. fixup for 09/10: plug leakRené Scharfe, Jul 29, 2014
  26. 10/10 use strbuf_add_absolute_path() to add absolute pathsRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  27. 04/10 abspath: use strbuf_getcwd() to remember original working directoryRené Scharfe, Jul 28, 2014
  28. Jeff KingJul 28, 2014

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