Problem with sh/bash and snapshot cygwin1-20050825.dll

[Eric Blake]

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>> While you're at it, fix realpath(NULL, buf) to set buf[0]='\0', instead of
>> leaving garbage there.
>
>http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC

Also, strdup() is faster than malloc()/strcpy(), since it calculates the
path length only once instead of twice.

>> Also, realpath("//..", buf) should be "//", not "/", since it is its own
>> root (there is no way to make // a subdirectory of /).  And when pwd is
>> //, realpath("..", buf) is correctly "//", but realpath("../..", buf) is
>> mistakenly "/".
>
>http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#PTC

Unfortunately, I don't have copyright assignment (I've tried convincing my
employer; I'll try again), and this would push me over my current
contribution limits.

2005-08-26  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>

	* path.cc (realpath): Truncate resolved when path is NULL.  Use
	strdup when resolved is NULL.

- --
Life is short - so eat dessert first!

Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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