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Re: [PATCH 13/18] mingw: implement `readlink()`

From
Johannes Sixt <j6t@kdbg.org>
Date
Dec 18, 2025, 18:13 UTC
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Am 17.12.25 um 15:08 schrieb Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget:
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> From: Karsten Blees <blees@dcon.de>
> 
> Implement `readlink()` by reading NTFS reparse points via the
> `read_reparse_point()` function that was introduced earlier to determine
> the length of symlink targets. Works for symlinks and directory
> junctions. If symlinks are disabled, fail with `ENOSYS`.

This last sentence is obsolete, I think, because I cannot see how the patch achieves a failure with ENOSYS.

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> 
> Signed-off-by: Karsten Blees <blees@dcon.de>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
> ---
>  compat/mingw-posix.h |  3 +--
>  compat/mingw.c       | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/compat/mingw-posix.h b/compat/mingw-posix.h
> index 0939feff27..896aa976b1 100644
> --- a/compat/mingw-posix.h
> +++ b/compat/mingw-posix.h
> @@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ struct utsname {
>   * trivial stubs
>   */
>  
> -static inline int readlink(const char *path UNUSED, char *buf UNUSED, size_t bufsiz UNUSED)
> -{ errno = ENOSYS; return -1; }
>  static inline int symlink(const char *oldpath UNUSED, const char *newpath UNUSED)
>  { errno = ENOSYS; return -1; }
>  static inline int fchmod(int fildes UNUSED, mode_t mode UNUSED)
> @@ -197,6 +195,7 @@ int setitimer(int type, struct itimerval *in, struct itimerval *out);
>  int sigaction(int sig, struct sigaction *in, struct sigaction *out);
>  int link(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath);
>  int uname(struct utsname *buf);
> +int readlink(const char *path, char *buf, size_t bufsiz);
>  
>  /*
>   * replacements of existing functions
> diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
> index 5d2a8c247c..b407a2ac07 100644
> --- a/compat/mingw.c
> +++ b/compat/mingw.c
> @@ -2698,6 +2698,30 @@ int link(const char *oldpath, const char *newpath)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +int readlink(const char *path, char *buf, size_t bufsiz)
> +{
> +	WCHAR wpath[MAX_PATH];
> +	char tmpbuf[MAX_PATH];
> +	int len;
> +	DWORD tag;
> +
> +	if (xutftowcs_path(wpath, path) < 0)
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	if (read_reparse_point(wpath, TRUE, tmpbuf, &len, &tag) < 0)
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Adapt to strange readlink() API: Copy up to bufsiz *bytes*, potentially
> +	 * cutting off a UTF-8 sequence. Insufficient bufsize is *not* a failure
> +	 * condition. There is no conversion function that produces invalid UTF-8,
> +	 * so convert to a (hopefully large enough) temporary buffer, then memcpy
> +	 * the requested number of bytes (including '\0' for robustness).
> +	 */
> +	memcpy(buf, tmpbuf, min(bufsiz, len + 1));
> +	return min(bufsiz, len);
> +}
> +
>  pid_t waitpid(pid_t pid, int *status, int options)
>  {
>  	HANDLE h = OpenProcess(SYNCHRONIZE | PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION,
-- Hannes
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Message 23 of 51 in “Support symbolic links on Windows”
  1. 00/18 Support symbolic links on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  2. 01/18 mingw: don't call `GetFileAttributes()` twice in `mingw_lstat()`Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  3. Johannes SixtDec 18, 2025
  4. 02/18 mingw: implement `stat()` with symlink supportKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  5. Johannes SixtDec 18, 2025
  6. Johannes SchindelinJan 9, 2026
  7. 03/18 mingw: drop the separate `do_lstat()` functionKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  8. Johannes SixtDec 18, 2025
  9. 04/18 mingw: let `mingw_lstat()` error early upon problems with reparse pointsKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  10. 05/18 mingw: teach dirent about symlinksKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  11. 06/18 mingw: compute the correct size for symlinks in `mingw_lstat()`Bill Zissimopoulos via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  12. 07/18 mingw: factor out the retry logicKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  13. 08/18 mingw: change default of `core.symlinks` to falseKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  14. 09/18 mingw: add symlink-specific error codesKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  15. 10/18 mingw: handle symlinks to directories in `mingw_unlink()`Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  16. Ben KnobleDec 18, 2025
  17. Johannes SchindelinJan 9, 2026
  18. 11/18 mingw: support renaming symlinksKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  19. Johannes SixtDec 18, 2025
  20. Johannes SchindelinJan 9, 2026
  21. 12/18 mingw: allow `mingw_chdir()` to change to symlink-resolved directoriesKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  22. 13/18 mingw: implement `readlink()`Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  23. Johannes SixtDec 18, 2025
  24. Johannes SchindelinJan 9, 2026
  25. 14/18 mingw: implement basic `symlink()` functionality (file symlinks only)Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  26. 15/18 mingw: add support for symlinks to directoriesKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  27. 16/18 mingw: try to create symlinks without elevated permissionsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  28. 17/18 mingw: emulate `stat()` a little more faithfullyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  29. 18/18 mingw: special-case index entries for symlinks with buggy sizeJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Dec 17, 2025
  30. Junio C HamanoDec 18, 2025
  31. Johannes SixtDec 18, 2025
  32. Karsten BleesDec 18, 2025
  33. 00/18 Support symbolic links on WindowsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  34. 01/18 mingw: don't call `GetFileAttributes()` twice in `mingw_lstat()`Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  35. 02/18 mingw: implement `stat()` with symlink supportKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  36. 03/18 mingw: drop the separate `do_lstat()` functionKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  37. 04/18 mingw: let `mingw_lstat()` error early upon problems with reparse pointsKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  38. 05/18 mingw: teach dirent about symlinksKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  39. 06/18 mingw: compute the correct size for symlinks in `mingw_lstat()`Bill Zissimopoulos via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  40. 07/18 mingw: factor out the retry logicKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  41. 08/18 mingw: change default of `core.symlinks` to falseKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  42. 09/18 mingw: add symlink-specific error codesKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  43. 11/18 mingw: support renaming symlinksKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  44. 10/18 mingw: handle symlinks to directories in `mingw_unlink()`Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  45. 12/18 mingw: allow `mingw_chdir()` to change to symlink-resolved directoriesKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  46. 13/18 mingw: implement `readlink()`Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  47. 14/18 mingw: implement basic `symlink()` functionality (file symlinks only)Karsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  48. 15/18 mingw: add support for symlinks to directoriesKarsten Blees via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  49. 16/18 mingw: try to create symlinks without elevated permissionsJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  50. 17/18 mingw: emulate `stat()` a little more faithfullyJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026
  51. 18/18 mingw: special-case index entries for symlinks with buggy sizeJohannes Schindelin via GitGitGadget, Jan 9, 2026

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