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Re: [PATCH 3/3] verify_path: consider dos drive prefix

From
Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 7, 2011, 19:22 UTC
Message-ID
<7vhb815tvm.fsf@alter.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To
<BANLkTik3ywV91UtLSR_Dydjqg=pva+b0qg@mail.gmail.com>
Erik Faye-Lund <kusmabite@gmail.com> writes:
> I forgot to ask; do you want me to resend? I would imagine the commit
> message should be updated to reflect this change as well...

Here is what I queued last night. If it looks Ok then I'll merge it down to 'next'.

-- >8 --
Subject: [PATCH] verify_path(): simplify check at the directory boundary

We simply want to say "At a directory boundary, be careful with a name that begins with a dot, forbid a name that ends with the boundary character or has duplicated bounadry characters".

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
---
 read-cache.c |   13 +++----------
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 31cf0b5..3593291 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -784,16 +784,9 @@ int verify_path(const char *path)
 		if (is_dir_sep(c)) {
 inside:
 			c = *path++;
-			switch (c) {
-			default:
-				continue;
-			case '/': case '\0':
-				break;
-			case '.':
-				if (verify_dotfile(path))
-					continue;
-			}
-			return 0;
+			if ((c == '.' && !verify_dotfile(path)) ||
+			    is_dir_sep(c) || c == '\0')
+				return 0;
 		}
 		c = *path++;
 	}
-- 
1.7.6.rc0.129.gbe6ef
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  2. 1/3 A Windows path starting with a backslash is absoluteErik Faye-Lund, May 27, 2011
  3. 2/3 real_path: do not assume '/' is the path seperatorErik Faye-Lund, May 27, 2011
  4. 3/3 verify_path: consider dos drive prefixErik Faye-Lund, May 27, 2011
  5. Johannes SixtMay 27, 2011
  6. Erik Faye-LundMay 30, 2011
  7. Theo NiessinkMay 30, 2011
  8. Erik Faye-LundMay 30, 2011
  9. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2011
  10. Erik Faye-LundJun 7, 2011
  11. Erik Faye-LundJun 7, 2011
  12. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2011
  13. Erik Faye-LundJun 7, 2011
  14. Theo NiessinkJun 7, 2011
  15. Johannes SixtMay 30, 2011
  16. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2011
  17. Johannes SchindelinMay 27, 2011
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 27, 2011
  19. TaitJun 1, 2011
  20. Johannes SixtJun 1, 2011

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