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[PATCH] Avoid chdir() in list_commands_in_dir()

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jul 27, 2008, 20:34 UTC
Message-ID
<alpine.DEB.1.00.0807272233160.5526@eeepc-johanness>
In-Reply-To
<alpine.DEB.1.00.0807272219350.5526@eeepc-johanness>

The function list_commands_in_dir() tried to be lazy and just chdir() to the directory which entries it listed, so that the check if the file is executable could be done on dir->d_name.

However, there is no good reason to jump around wildly just to find all Git commands.

Instead, have a strbuf and construct the full path dynamically.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 help.c |   12 ++++++++++--
 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/help.c b/help.c
index 480befe..7af6582 100644
--- a/help.c
+++ b/help.c
@@ -426,17 +426,24 @@ static unsigned int list_commands_in_dir(struct cmdnames *cmds,
 	int prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
 	DIR *dir = opendir(path);
 	struct dirent *de;
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int len;
 
-	if (!dir || chdir(path))
+	if (!dir)
 		return 0;
 
+	strbuf_addf(&buf, "%s/", path);
+	len = buf.len;
+
 	while ((de = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
 		int entlen;
 
 		if (prefixcmp(de->d_name, prefix))
 			continue;
 
-		if (!is_executable(de->d_name))
+		strbuf_setlen(&buf, len);
+		strbuf_addstr(&buf, de->d_name);
+		if (!is_executable(buf.buf))
 			continue;
 
 		entlen = strlen(de->d_name) - prefix_len;
@@ -449,6 +456,7 @@ static unsigned int list_commands_in_dir(struct cmdnames *cmds,
 		add_cmdname(cmds, de->d_name + prefix_len, entlen);
 	}
 	closedir(dir);
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
 
 	return longest;
 }
-- 
1.6.0.rc0.97.ge2309
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  2. 1/7 Make is_git_command() usable outside builtin-helpMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  3. t7601: extend the 'merge picks up the best result' testMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  4. 2/7 builtin-help: change the current directory back in list_commands_in_dir()Miklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  5. 3/7 builtin-help: make list_commands() a bit more genericMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  6. 4/7 builtin-merge: allow using a custom strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  7. 5/7 Add a new test for using a custom merge strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  8. 6/7 builtin-help: make it possible to exclude some commands in list_commands()Miklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  9. 7/7 builtin-merge: avoid non-strategy git-merge commands in error messageMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
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  12. 7/7 builtin-merge: avoid non-strategy git-merge commands in error messageMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  13. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2008
  14. Miklos VajnaJul 26, 2008
  15. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2008
  16. builtin-merge: avoid non-strategy git-merge commands in error messageMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  17. Jonathan NiederJul 26, 2008
  18. 3/7 builtin-help: make list_commands() a bit more genericMiklos Vajna, Jul 26, 2008
  19. Johannes SchindelinJul 26, 2008
  20. Junio C HamanoJul 27, 2008
  21. Johannes SchindelinJul 27, 2008
  22. Avoid chdir() in list_commands_in_dir()Johannes Schindelin, Jul 27, 2008
  23. Miklos VajnaJul 26, 2008
  24. Jonathan NiederJul 26, 2008
  25. Miklos VajnaJul 28, 2008
  26. 0/6 Allow custom merge strategies, take 2Miklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  27. 1/6 builtin-help: make is_git_command() usable outside builtin-helpMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  28. 2/6 builtin-help: make list_commands() a bit more genericMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  29. 3/6 builtin-help: make it possible to exclude some commands in list_commands()Miklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  30. 4/6 builtin-merge: allow using a custom strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  31. 5/6 builtin-merge: avoid non-strategy git-merge commands in error messageMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  32. 6/6 Add a new test for using a custom merge strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  33. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  34. 6/6 Add a new test for using a custom merge strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  35. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  36. Miklos VajnaJul 28, 2008
  37. Miklos VajnaJul 29, 2008
  38. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  39. builtin-merge: allow using a custom strategyMiklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008
  40. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  41. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  42. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  43. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  44. Junio C HamanoJul 28, 2008
  45. Johannes SchindelinJul 28, 2008
  46. 3/6 builtin-help: make it possible to exclude some commands in list_commands()Miklos Vajna, Jul 28, 2008

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