path.c: and an option to call real_path() in expand_user_path()

In the next patch we need the ability to expand '~' to
real_path($HOME). But we can't do that from outside because '~' is part
of a pattern, not a true path. Add an option to expand_user_path() to do
so.

Signed-off-by: Nguyễn Thái Ngọc Duy <pclouds@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/path.c b/path.c
index efcedafba6..8b7687d53a 100644
--- a/path.c
+++ b/path.c
@@ -638,8 +638,10 @@ static struct passwd *getpw_str(const char *username, size_t len)
  * Return a string with ~ and ~user expanded via getpw*.  If buf != NULL,
  * then it is a newly allocated string. Returns NULL on getpw failure or
  * if path is NULL.
+ *
+ * If real_home is true, real_path($HOME) is used in the expansion.
  */
-char *expand_user_path(const char *path)
+char *expand_user_path(const char *path, int real_home)
 {
 	struct strbuf user_path = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *to_copy = path;
@@ -654,7 +656,10 @@ char *expand_user_path(const char *path)
 			const char *home = getenv("HOME");
 			if (!home)
 				goto return_null;
-			strbuf_addstr(&user_path, home);
+			if (real_home)
+				strbuf_addstr(&user_path, real_path(home));
+			else
+				strbuf_addstr(&user_path, home);
 #ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
 			convert_slashes(user_path.buf);
 #endif
@@ -723,7 +728,7 @@ const char *enter_repo(const char *path, int strict)
 		strbuf_add(&validated_path, path, len);
 
 		if (used_path.buf[0] == '~') {
-			char *newpath = expand_user_path(used_path.buf);
+			char *newpath = expand_user_path(used_path.buf, 0);
 			if (!newpath)
 				return NULL;
 			strbuf_attach(&used_path, newpath, strlen(newpath),