1 /* @IGNORE@ -*- c -*- */
2 /* @IGNORE@ This file is a template from which both stat.c and lstat.c
3 @IGNORE@ are generated. */
4 /* Work around the bug in some systems whereby @xstat@ succeeds when
5 given the zero-length file name argument. The @xstat@ from SunOS4.1.4
7 Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
9 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
10 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
11 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
14 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
15 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
16 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
17 GNU General Public License for more details.
19 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
20 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
21 Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
23 /* written by Jim Meyering */
27 #include <sys/types.h>
35 #ifdef STAT_MACROS_BROKEN
38 #if !defined(S_ISLNK) && defined(S_IFLNK)
39 # define S_ISLNK(m) (((m) & S_IFMT) == S_IFLNK)
44 /* lstat works different on Linux and Solaris systems. POSIX (see
45 `pathname resolution' in the glossary) requires that programs like `ls'
46 take into consideration the fact that FILE has a trailing slash when
47 FILE is a symbolic link. On Linux systems, the lstat function already
48 has the desired semantics (in treating `lstat("symlink/",sbuf)' just like
49 `lstat("symlink/.",sbuf)', but on Solaris it does not.
51 If FILE has a trailing slash and specifies a symbolic link,
52 then append a `.' to FILE and call lstat a second time. */
55 slash_aware_lstat (const char *file, struct stat *sbuf)
60 int lstat_result = lstat (file, sbuf);
62 if (lstat_result != 0 || !S_ISLNK (sbuf->st_mode))
66 if (file[len - 1] != '/')
69 /* FILE refers to a symbolic link and the name ends with a slash.
70 Append a `.' to FILE and repeat the lstat call. */
72 /* Add one for the `.' we might have to append, and one more
73 for the trailing NUL. */
74 new_file = xmalloc (len + 1 + 1);
75 memcpy (new_file, file, len);
77 new_file[len + 1] = 0;
79 lstat_result = lstat (new_file, sbuf);
86 /* This is a wrapper for @xstat@(2).
87 If FILE is the empty string, fail with errno == ENOENT.
88 Otherwise, return the result of calling the real @xstat@.
90 This works around the bug in some systems whereby @xstat@ succeeds when
91 given the zero-length file name argument. The @xstat@ from SunOS4.1.4
95 /* This function also provides a version of lstat with consistent semantics
96 when FILE specifies a symbolic link and has a trailing slash. */
100 rpl_@xstat@ (const char *file, struct stat *sbuf)
102 if (file && *file == 0)
109 return slash_aware_lstat (file, sbuf);
112 return stat (file, sbuf);