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+/* xreadlink.c -- readlink wrapper to return the link name in malloc'd storage
+
+ Copyright (C) 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; see the file COPYING.
+ If not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */
+
+/* Written by Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "xreadlink.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#ifndef SIZE_MAX
+# define SIZE_MAX ((size_t) -1)
+#endif
+#ifndef SSIZE_MAX
+# define SSIZE_MAX ((ssize_t) (SIZE_MAX / 2))
+#endif
+
+/* SYMLINK_MAX is used only for an initial memory-allocation sanity
+ check, so it's OK to guess too small on hosts where there is no
+ arbitrary limit to symbolic link length. */
+#ifndef SYMLINK_MAX
+# define SYMLINK_MAX 1024
+#endif
+
+#define MAXSIZE (SIZE_MAX < SSIZE_MAX ? SIZE_MAX : SSIZE_MAX)
+
+#include "xalloc.h"
+
+/* Call readlink to get the symbolic link value of FILE.
+ SIZE is a hint as to how long the link is expected to be;
+ typically it is taken from st_size. It need not be correct.
+ Return a pointer to that NUL-terminated string in malloc'd storage.
+ If readlink fails, return NULL (caller may use errno to diagnose).
+ If malloc fails, or if the link value is longer than SSIZE_MAX :-),
+ give a diagnostic and exit. */
+
+char *
+xreadlink_with_size (char const *file, size_t size)
+{
+ /* Some buggy file systems report garbage in st_size. Defend
+ against them by ignoring outlandish st_size values in the initial
+ memory allocation. */
+ size_t symlink_max = SYMLINK_MAX;
+ size_t INITIAL_LIMIT_BOUND = 8 * 1024;
+ size_t initial_limit = (symlink_max < INITIAL_LIMIT_BOUND
+ ? symlink_max + 1
+ : INITIAL_LIMIT_BOUND);
+
+ /* The initial buffer size for the link value. */
+ size_t buf_size = size < initial_limit ? size + 1 : initial_limit;
+
+ while (1)
+ {
+ char *buffer = xmalloc (buf_size);
+ ssize_t r = readlink (file, buffer, buf_size);
+ size_t link_length = r;
+
+ /* On AIX 5L v5.3 and HP-UX 11i v2 04/09, readlink returns -1
+ with errno == ERANGE if the buffer is too small. */
+ if (r < 0 && errno != ERANGE)
+ {
+ int saved_errno = errno;
+ free (buffer);
+ errno = saved_errno;
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ if (link_length < buf_size)
+ {
+ buffer[link_length] = 0;
+ return buffer;
+ }
+
+ free (buffer);
+ if (buf_size <= MAXSIZE / 2)
+ buf_size *= 2;
+ else if (buf_size < MAXSIZE)
+ buf_size = MAXSIZE;
+ else
+ xalloc_die ();
+ }
+}