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Re: "git-checkout-cache -f -a" failure

From
Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Date
May 11, 2005, 02:53 UTC
Message-ID
<7vpsvyv5gp.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
In-Reply-To
<7vr7gewuxt.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>

Please forget about the previous one which was buggy when you had ".something" file under the directory being replaced.

Could you give this patch a try?
---

Running git-checkout-cache -f -a to check out a file in a directory fails when the work tree has a non-directory with the same name as the directory being checked out. Similarly it fails to check out a file when the work tree has a directory with the same name as the file being checked out.

When '-f' is specified, the user is telling us that "I really want to match the work tree with what is in the cache." So removing the offending file or directory from the work tree to make room when necessary and possible in order to make the checkout succeed is the right thing to do.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
--- a/checkout-cache.c
+++ b/checkout-cache.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
  * of "-a" causing problems (not possible in the above example,
  * but get used to it in scripting!).
  */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <dirent.h>
 #include "cache.h"
 
 static int force = 0, quiet = 0, not_new = 0;
@@ -46,11 +48,51 @@ static void create_directories(const cha
 		len = slash - path;
 		memcpy(buf, path, len);
 		buf[len] = 0;
-		mkdir(buf, 0755);
+		if (mkdir(buf, 0755)) {
+			if (errno == EEXIST) {
+				struct stat st;
+				if (!lstat(buf, &st) && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+					continue; /* ok */
+				if (force && !unlink(buf) && !mkdir(buf, 0755))
+					continue;
+			}
+			die("cannot create directory at %s", buf);
+		}
 	}
 	free(buf);
 }
 
+static void remove_subtree(const char *path)
+{
+	DIR *dir = opendir(path);
+	struct dirent *de;
+	char pathbuf[PATH_MAX];
+	char *name;
+	
+	if (!dir)
+		die("cannot opendir %s", path);
+	strcpy(pathbuf, path);
+	name = pathbuf + strlen(path);
+	*name++ = '/';
+	while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
+		struct stat st;
+		if ((de->d_name[0] == '.') &&
+		    ((de->d_name[1] == 0) ||
+		     (de->d_name[1] == '.') && de->d_name[2] == 0))
+			continue;
+		strcpy(name, de->d_name);
+		if (lstat(pathbuf, &st))
+			die("cannot lstat %s", pathbuf);
+		if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
+			remove_subtree(pathbuf);
+		else if (unlink(pathbuf))
+			die("cannot unlink %s", pathbuf);
+	}
+	closedir(dir);
+	if (rmdir(path))
+		die("cannot rmdir %s", path);
+}
+
 static int create_file(const char *path, unsigned int mode)
 {
 	int fd;
@@ -58,10 +100,14 @@ static int create_file(const char *path,
 	mode = (mode & 0100) ? 0777 : 0666;
 	fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, mode);
 	if (fd < 0) {
-		if (errno == ENOENT) {
+		if ((errno == ENOENT) || (errno == ENOTDIR && force)) {
 			create_directories(path);
 			fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, mode);
 		}
+		else if (errno == EISDIR && force) {
+			remove_subtree(path);
+			fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_TRUNC | O_CREAT, mode);
+		}
 	}
 	return fd;
 }
------------------------------------------------
Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 19 of 19 in “"git-checkout-cache -f -a" failure”
  1. Morten WelinderMay 9, 2005
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2005
  3. Morten WelinderMay 10, 2005
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 10, 2005
  5. Petr BaudisMay 10, 2005
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2005
  7. Morten WelinderMay 11, 2005
  8. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2005
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2005
  10. Test suitePetr Baudis, May 11, 2005
  11. Test suiteJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2005
  12. Petr BaudisMay 12, 2005
  13. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2005
  14. Fix git-diff-files for symlinks.Junio C Hamano, May 12, 2005
  15. 0/3 Core GIT fixes and additions.Junio C Hamano, May 13, 2005
  16. checkout-cache fixJunio C Hamano, May 12, 2005
  17. Petr BaudisMay 12, 2005
  18. Junio C HamanoMay 12, 2005
  19. Junio C HamanoMay 11, 2005

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