static int process_path(const char *path)
{
int pos, len;
struct stat st;
const struct cache_entry *ce;
len = strlen(path);
if (has_symlink_leading_path(path, len))
return error("'%s' is beyond a symbolic link", path);
pos = cache_name_pos(path, len);
ce = pos < 0 ? NULL : active_cache[pos];
if (ce && ce_skip_worktree(ce)) {
/*
* working directory version is assumed "good"
* so updating it does not make sense.
* On the other hand, removing it from index should work
*/
if (allow_remove && remove_file_from_cache(path))
return error("%s: cannot remove from the index", path);
return 0;
}
/*
* First things first: get the stat information, to decide
* what to do about the pathname!
*/
if (lstat(path, &st) < 0)
return process_lstat_error(path, errno);
if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
return process_directory(path, len, &st);
return add_one_path(ce, path, len, &st);
}
/*
* Handle a path that was a directory. Four cases:
*
* - it's already a gitlink in the index, and we keep it that
* way, and update it if we can (if we cannot find the HEAD,
* we're going to keep it unchanged in the index!)
*
* - it's a *file* in the index, in which case it should be
* removed as a file if removal is allowed, since it doesn't
* exist as such any more. If removal isn't allowed, it's
* an error.
*
* (NOTE! This is old and arguably fairly strange behaviour.
* We might want to make this an error unconditionally, and
* use "--force-remove" if you actually want to force removal).
*
* - it used to exist as a subdirectory (ie multiple files with
* this particular prefix) in the index, in which case it's wrong
* to try to update it as a directory.
*
* - it doesn't exist at all in the index, but it is a valid
* git directory, and it should be *added* as a gitlink.
*/
static int process_directory(const char *path, int len, struct stat *st)
{
unsigned char sha1[20];
int pos = cache_name_pos(path, len);
/* Exact match: file or existing gitlink */
if (pos >= 0) {
const struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos];
if (S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode)) {
/* Do nothing to the index if there is no HEAD! */
if (resolve_gitlink_ref(path, "HEAD", sha1) < 0)
return 0;
return add_one_path(ce, path, len, st);
}
/* Should this be an unconditional error? */
return remove_one_path(path);
}
/* Inexact match: is there perhaps a subdirectory match? */
pos = -pos-1;
while (pos < active_nr) {
const struct cache_entry *ce = active_cache[pos++];
if (strncmp(ce->name, path, len))
break;
if (ce->name[len] > '/')
break;
if (ce->name[len] < '/')
continue;
/* Subdirectory match - error out */
return error("%s: is a directory - add individual files instead", path);
}
/* No match - should we add it as a gitlink? */
if (!resolve_gitlink_ref(path, "HEAD", sha1))
return add_one_path(NULL, path, len, st);
/* Error out. */
return error("%s: is a directory - add files inside instead", path);
}
/*
* Process a regular file
*/
static int process_file(const char *path, int len, struct stat *st)
{
int pos = cache_name_pos(path, len);
struct cache_entry *ce = pos < 0 ? NULL : active_cache[pos];
if (ce && S_ISGITLINK(ce->ce_mode))
return error("%s is already a gitlink, not replacing", path);
return add_one_path(ce, path, len, st);
}