[PATCH 1/4] Add platform-independent .git "symlink"
This patch allows .git to be a regular textfile containing the path of the real git directory (formatted like "gitdir: <path>\n"), which is useful on platforms lacking support for real symlinks.
Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@gmail.com>
---
setup.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
Show changes to setup.c +40 −0
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index adede16..2cbda91 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -239,6 +239,40 @@ static int check_repository_format_gently(int *nongit_ok)
}
/*
+ * Try to read the location of the git directory from the .git file,
+ * return path to git directory if found.
+ * Format of the .git file is
+ * gitdir: <path>\n
+ */
+static const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path)
+{
+ static char buf[PATH_MAX + 9]; /* "gitdir: " + "\n" */
+ struct stat st;
+ int fd;
+ size_t len;
+
+ if (stat(path, &st))
+ return NULL;
+ if (!S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || st.st_size >= sizeof(buf))
+ return NULL;
+ fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return NULL;
+ len = read_in_full(fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+ close(fd);
+ if (len != st.st_size)
+ return NULL;
+ if (!len || buf[len - 1] != '\n')
+ return NULL;
+ buf[len - 1] = '\0';
+ if (prefixcmp(buf, "gitdir: "))
+ return NULL;
+ if (!is_git_directory(buf + 8))
+ return NULL;
+ return make_absolute_path(buf + 8);
+}
+
+/*
* We cannot decide in this function whether we are in the work tree or
* not, since the config can only be read _after_ this function was called.
*/
@@ -247,6 +281,7 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
const char *work_tree_env = getenv(GIT_WORK_TREE_ENVIRONMENT);
static char cwd[PATH_MAX+1];
const char *gitdirenv;
+ const char *gitfile_dir;
int len, offset;
/*
@@ -302,6 +337,11 @@ const char *setup_git_directory_gently(int *nongit_ok)
*/
offset = len = strlen(cwd);
for (;;) {
+ gitfile_dir = read_gitfile_gently(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
+ if (gitfile_dir) {
+ setenv(GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT, gitfile_dir, 1);
+ break;
+ }
if (is_git_directory(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT))
break;
if (is_git_directory(".")) {
--
1.5.4.5.g25d066
