On Wed, May 07, 2014 at 03:22:11PM +0530, Ashwini Sharma wrote: > Hi Rob, list, > > __mkpathat()__ function doesn't create the last component in the given path > if (flags & 1) == 0, e.g. input path is "a/b/c" and flags = 2, then __a__ > and __b__ > are created but __c__ isn't. > > Is it expecting the filename also in the path component, to make the path > recursively. > I guess it shouldn't otherwise it defies the purpose of mkpathat().
The point of mkpathat is to recurively make a path; it is used for both cpio (to implement behavior equivalent to -d) and mkdir -r. My understanding is that it simplifies usage if the full path specification can be passed in, since otherwise we would need to copy the path specification and duly null-terminate it. mkpathat cannot assume that the last entry is a directory, since cpio could pass it a path to a file. Treat flags similar to the flags parameter in open(); it may be built by OR'ing relevant numbers. > > regards, > Ashwini HTH, Iaac Dunham _______________________________________________ Toybox mailing list [email protected] http://lists.landley.net/listinfo.cgi/toybox-landley.net
