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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: Devin Lehmacher <lehmacdj@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GSoC][PATCH v4 2/4] dir: add directory_exists
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:26:07 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqziglaxj4.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <xmqqlgs5cify.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com> (Junio C. Hamano's message of "Thu, 16 Mar 2017 09:09:05 -0700")

Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:

> Devin Lehmacher <lehmacdj@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> +int directory_exists(const char *path)
>> +{
>> +	struct stat sb;
>> +	int ret = lstat(path, &sb);
>> +	return ret == 0 && S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode);
>> +}
>
> I am not a great fan of using file_exists() [*1*] on anything other
> than paths in the working tree (i.e. in preparation for checking
> things out of or into the index), as ...
> ...
> [Footnote]
>
> *1* ... and friends, like safe_create_leading_directories().

I actually got things mixed up.  safe-create-leading-directories is
to be used only for paths inside .git/ (i.e. not for working tree
files, but for things like ".git/refs/heads/foo" when creating a
branch called foo/bar).


  reply	other threads:[~2017-03-16 18:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-03-13 17:22 [GSoC][PATCH 0/3] Move ~/.git-credential-cache to ~/.cache/git Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 17:22 ` [GSoC][PATCH 1/3] path.c: Add xdg_cache_home to get paths under XDG_CACHE_HOME Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 18:48   ` Jeff King
2017-03-13 19:44     ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 17:22 ` [GSoC][PATCH 2/3] credential-cache.c: Make git use XDG_CACHE_HOME for credentials Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 18:09   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-13 19:03     ` Jeff King
2017-03-13 19:05       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-13 19:24         ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 19:22     ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 18:11   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-13 19:01   ` Jeff King
2017-03-13 17:22 ` [GSoC][PATCH 3/3] Update documentation to reflect new socket location Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 18:04   ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-13 20:42   ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 2/2] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 20:43   ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 1/2] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 20:43     ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 2/2] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-13 21:52       ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-14  0:32         ` [GSoC][PATCH/RFC v3 0/3] Fix commit messages, check if socket is socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14  0:32           ` [GSoC][PATCH/RFC v3 1/3] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14  0:32           ` [GSoC][PATCH/RFC v3 2/3] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14  1:50             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-14  0:32           ` [GSoC][PATCH/RFC v3 3/3] credential-cache: only use user_socket if a socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14  0:40             ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14  0:44               ` Brandon Williams
2017-03-14  1:30                 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-14 17:03                   ` Brandon Williams
2017-03-14  1:52             ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-14  6:10               ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-14  6:17                 ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16  5:18             ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 0/4] Moving credential-cache socket to xdg path Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16  5:18               ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 1/4] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16  5:18               ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 2/4] dir: add directory_exists Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 16:09                 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-16 18:26                   ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2017-03-16  5:18               ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 3/4] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 16:20                 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-16 18:02                   ` Jeff King
2017-03-16  5:18               ` [GSoC][PATCH v4 4/4] credential-cache: add tests for XDG functionality Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-16 16:29                 ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-16 17:58                   ` Jeff King
2017-03-17  2:53                 ` [GSoC][PATCH v5 1/3] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17  2:53                   ` [GSoC][PATCH v5 2/3] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 16:12                     ` Ramsay Jones
2017-03-17 19:31                       ` Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17  2:53                   ` [GSoC][PATCH v5 3/3] credential-cache: add tests for XDG functionality Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17  5:38                     ` Junio C Hamano
2017-03-17 12:36                     ` [GSoC][PATCH v6 1/3] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 12:36                       ` [GSoC][PATCH v6 2/3] credential-cache: use XDG_CACHE_HOME for socket Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 13:42                         ` Jeff King
2017-03-17 12:36                       ` [GSoC][PATCH v6 3/3] credential-cache: add tests for XDG functionality Devin Lehmacher
2017-03-17 13:38                         ` Jeff King
2017-03-17 13:42                       ` [GSoC][PATCH v6 1/3] path.c: add xdg_cache_home Jeff King
2017-03-13 21:39     ` [GSoC][PATCH v2 1/2] " Junio C Hamano

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