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+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: patch 7.0.208
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
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+------------
+
+Patch 7.0.208 (after 7.0.171 and 7.0.180)
+Problem: VMS: changes to path handling cause more trouble than they solve.
+Solution: Revert changes.
+Files: src/buffer.c, src/memline.c, src/os_unix.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.0.207/src/buffer.c Tue Nov 28 17:44:51 2006
+--- src/buffer.c Mon Mar 5 21:34:41 2007
+***************
+*** 4145,4157 ****
+ /*
+ * Force expanding the path always for Unix, because symbolic links may
+ * mess up the full path name, even though it starts with a '/'.
+- * Also expand always for VMS, it may have alternate paths that need to be
+- * resolved.
+ * Also expand when there is ".." in the file name, try to remove it,
+ * because "c:/src/../README" is equal to "c:/README".
+ * For MS-Windows also expand names like "longna~1" to "longname".
+ */
+! #if defined(UNIX) || defined(VMS)
+ return FullName_save(fname, TRUE);
+ #else
+ if (!vim_isAbsName(fname) || strstr((char *)fname, "..") != NULL
+--- 4145,4155 ----
+ /*
+ * Force expanding the path always for Unix, because symbolic links may
+ * mess up the full path name, even though it starts with a '/'.
+ * Also expand when there is ".." in the file name, try to remove it,
+ * because "c:/src/../README" is equal to "c:/README".
+ * For MS-Windows also expand names like "longna~1" to "longname".
+ */
+! #ifdef UNIX
+ return FullName_save(fname, TRUE);
+ #else
+ if (!vim_isAbsName(fname) || strstr((char *)fname, "..") != NULL
+*** ../vim-7.0.207/src/memline.c Tue Feb 13 04:03:05 2007
+--- src/memline.c Mon Mar 5 21:34:41 2007
+***************
+*** 3592,3600 ****
+ #else
+ (buf->b_p_sn || buf->b_shortname),
+ #endif
+! #if defined(VMS) || defined(RISCOS)
+! /* Avoid problems if fname has special chars, eg <Wimp$Scrap>.
+! * For VMS always use full path for swapfile. */
+ ffname,
+ #else
+ # ifdef HAVE_READLINK
+--- 3592,3599 ----
+ #else
+ (buf->b_p_sn || buf->b_shortname),
+ #endif
+! #ifdef RISCOS
+! /* Avoid problems if fname has special chars, eg <Wimp$Scrap> */
+ ffname,
+ #else
+ # ifdef HAVE_READLINK
+*** ../vim-7.0.207/src/os_unix.c Tue Feb 27 16:51:07 2007
+--- src/os_unix.c Mon Mar 5 21:40:31 2007
+***************
+*** 2214,2262 ****
+ int len;
+ int force; /* also expand when already absolute path */
+ {
+- #ifdef VMS
+- /*
+- * VMS does this in a completely different way.
+- *
+- * By default a file found in a complex path is written to the first
+- * directory in the path and not to the original directory. This
+- * behaviour should be avoided for the existing files and we need to find
+- * the exact path of the edited file.
+- */
+- {
+- char_u *fixed_fname = vms_fixfilename(fname);
+- int fd = mch_open((char *)fixed_fname, O_RDONLY | O_EXTRA, 0);
+-
+- if (fd > 0)
+- {
+- char nbuf[MAXNAMLEN];
+-
+- /* File exists, use getname() to get the real name. */
+- if (getname(fd, nbuf))
+- vim_strncpy(fixed_fname, (char_u *)nbuf, (size_t)(len - 1));
+- close(fd);
+- }
+-
+- if (STRLEN(fixed_fname) >= len)
+- return FAIL;
+-
+- STRCPY(buf, fixed_fname);
+- }
+-
+- #else /* not VMS */
+-
+ int l;
+! # ifdef OS2
+ int only_drive; /* file name is only a drive letter */
+! # endif
+! # ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+ int fd = -1;
+ static int dont_fchdir = FALSE; /* TRUE when fchdir() doesn't work */
+! # endif
+ char_u olddir[MAXPATHL];
+ char_u *p;
+ int retval = OK;
+
+ /* expand it if forced or not an absolute path */
+ if (force || !mch_isFullName(fname))
+ {
+--- 2214,2235 ----
+ int len;
+ int force; /* also expand when already absolute path */
+ {
+ int l;
+! #ifdef OS2
+ int only_drive; /* file name is only a drive letter */
+! #endif
+! #ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+ int fd = -1;
+ static int dont_fchdir = FALSE; /* TRUE when fchdir() doesn't work */
+! #endif
+ char_u olddir[MAXPATHL];
+ char_u *p;
+ int retval = OK;
+
++ #ifdef VMS
++ fname = vms_fixfilename(fname);
++ #endif
++
+ /* expand it if forced or not an absolute path */
+ if (force || !mch_isFullName(fname))
+ {
+***************
+*** 2265,2280 ****
+ * and then do the getwd() (and get back to where we were).
+ * This will get the correct path name with "../" things.
+ */
+! # ifdef OS2
+ only_drive = 0;
+ if (((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '/')) != NULL)
+ || ((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '\\')) != NULL)
+ || (((p = vim_strchr(fname, ':')) != NULL) && ++only_drive))
+! # else
+ if ((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '/')) != NULL)
+! # endif
+ {
+! # ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+ /*
+ * Use fchdir() if possible, it's said to be faster and more
+ * reliable. But on SunOS 4 it might not work. Check this by
+--- 2238,2253 ----
+ * and then do the getwd() (and get back to where we were).
+ * This will get the correct path name with "../" things.
+ */
+! #ifdef OS2
+ only_drive = 0;
+ if (((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '/')) != NULL)
+ || ((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '\\')) != NULL)
+ || (((p = vim_strchr(fname, ':')) != NULL) && ++only_drive))
+! #else
+ if ((p = vim_strrchr(fname, '/')) != NULL)
+! #endif
+ {
+! #ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+ /*
+ * Use fchdir() if possible, it's said to be faster and more
+ * reliable. But on SunOS 4 it might not work. Check this by
+***************
+*** 2290,2303 ****
+ dont_fchdir = TRUE; /* don't try again */
+ }
+ }
+! # endif
+
+ /* Only change directory when we are sure we can return to where
+ * we are now. After doing "su" chdir(".") might not work. */
+ if (
+! # ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+ fd < 0 &&
+! # endif
+ (mch_dirname(olddir, MAXPATHL) == FAIL
+ || mch_chdir((char *)olddir) != 0))
+ {
+--- 2263,2276 ----
+ dont_fchdir = TRUE; /* don't try again */
+ }
+ }
+! #endif
+
+ /* Only change directory when we are sure we can return to where
+ * we are now. After doing "su" chdir(".") might not work. */
+ if (
+! #ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+ fd < 0 &&
+! #endif
+ (mch_dirname(olddir, MAXPATHL) == FAIL
+ || mch_chdir((char *)olddir) != 0))
+ {
+***************
+*** 2306,2312 ****
+ }
+ else
+ {
+! # ifdef OS2
+ /*
+ * compensate for case where ':' from "D:" was the only
+ * path separator detected in the file name; the _next_
+--- 2279,2285 ----
+ }
+ else
+ {
+! #ifdef OS2
+ /*
+ * compensate for case where ':' from "D:" was the only
+ * path separator detected in the file name; the _next_
+***************
+*** 2314,2320 ****
+ */
+ if (only_drive)
+ p++;
+! # endif
+ /* The directory is copied into buf[], to be able to remove
+ * the file name without changing it (could be a string in
+ * read-only memory) */
+--- 2287,2293 ----
+ */
+ if (only_drive)
+ p++;
+! #endif
+ /* The directory is copied into buf[], to be able to remove
+ * the file name without changing it (could be a string in
+ * read-only memory) */
+***************
+*** 2329,2342 ****
+ fname = p + 1;
+ *buf = NUL;
+ }
+! # ifdef OS2
+ if (only_drive)
+ {
+ p--;
+ if (retval != FAIL)
+ fname--;
+ }
+! # endif
+ }
+ }
+ if (mch_dirname(buf, len) == FAIL)
+--- 2302,2315 ----
+ fname = p + 1;
+ *buf = NUL;
+ }
+! #ifdef OS2
+ if (only_drive)
+ {
+ p--;
+ if (retval != FAIL)
+ fname--;
+ }
+! #endif
+ }
+ }
+ if (mch_dirname(buf, len) == FAIL)
+***************
+*** 2346,2359 ****
+ }
+ if (p != NULL)
+ {
+! # ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+ if (fd >= 0)
+ {
+ l = fchdir(fd);
+ close(fd);
+ }
+ else
+! # endif
+ l = mch_chdir((char *)olddir);
+ if (l != 0)
+ EMSG(_(e_prev_dir));
+--- 2319,2332 ----
+ }
+ if (p != NULL)
+ {
+! #ifdef HAVE_FCHDIR
+ if (fd >= 0)
+ {
+ l = fchdir(fd);
+ close(fd);
+ }
+ else
+! #endif
+ l = mch_chdir((char *)olddir);
+ if (l != 0)
+ EMSG(_(e_prev_dir));
+***************
+*** 2362,2373 ****
+--- 2335,2348 ----
+ l = STRLEN(buf);
+ if (l >= len)
+ retval = FAIL;
++ #ifndef VMS
+ else
+ {
+ if (l > 0 && buf[l - 1] != '/' && *fname != NUL
+ && STRCMP(fname, ".") != 0)
+ STRCAT(buf, "/");
+ }
++ #endif
+ }
+
+ /* Catch file names which are too long. */
+***************
+*** 2377,2384 ****
+ /* Do not append ".", "/dir/." is equal to "/dir". */
+ if (STRCMP(fname, ".") != 0)
+ STRCAT(buf, fname);
+-
+- #endif /* VMS */
+
+ return OK;
+ }
+--- 2352,2357 ----
+*** ../vim-7.0.207/src/version.c Sun Mar 4 21:25:44 2007
+--- src/version.c Tue Mar 6 20:22:52 2007
+***************
+*** 668,669 ****
+--- 668,671 ----
+ { /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++ 208,
+ /**/
+
+--
+hundred-and-one symptoms of being an internet addict:
+262. Your computer has it's own phone line - but your daughter doesn't.
+
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