Changed order of list-clearing loop in pop_local_excludes() to avoid
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1After applying this patch and running configure, you MUST run this
2command before "make":
3
4 make proto
5
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6This patch adds the ability to merge rules into your excludes/includes
7using a ". FILE" idiom. If you specify a name without slashes, that
8filename will be looked for in every subdirectory that rsync visits,
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9and the rules found in that subdirectory's file will affect that dir
10and its subdirectories.
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11
12For example:
13
14 rsync -av --exclude='. .excl' from/ to
15
16The above will look for a file named ".excl" in every directory of the
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17hierarchy that rsync visits, and it will exclude (by default) names
18based on the rules found therein. If one of the .excl files contains
19this:
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20
21 + *.c
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22 . .excl2
23 . ./.excl3
24 *.o
a55d21aa 25
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26Then the file ".excl2" will also be read in the current dir, and all
27subdirs of the current dir. The file ".excl3" would just be read in
28for the current dir because its name contained a slash.
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29
30..wayne..
31
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32--- exclude.c 22 May 2004 05:32:20 -0000 1.82
33+++ exclude.c 22 May 2004 06:02:55 -0000
eabda998 34@@ -30,13 +30,56 @@ extern int verbose;
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35 extern int eol_nulls;
36 extern int list_only;
37 extern int recurse;
38+extern int io_error;
39+extern int sanitize_paths;
40
41 extern char curr_dir[];
42
d8af8661 43 struct exclude_list_struct exclude_list = { 0, 0, "" };
524989ae 44-struct exclude_list_struct local_exclude_list = { 0, 0, "per-dir .cvsignore " };
d8af8661 45 struct exclude_list_struct server_exclude_list = { 0, 0, "server " };
a55d21aa 46 char *exclude_path_prefix = NULL;
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47+struct exclude_struct **mergelist_parents;
48+int mergelist_cnt = 0;
49+int mergelist_size = 0;
d8af8661 50+
eabda998 51+struct mergelist_save_struct {
d1e7c1c8 52+ struct exclude_list_struct *array;
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53+ int count;
54+};
524989ae 55+
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56+static char dirbuf[MAXPATHLEN];
57+static unsigned int dirbuf_offset = 0;
a55d21aa 58+
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59+/* Each exclude_list_struct describes a singly-linked list by keeping track
60+ * of both the head and tail pointers. The list is slightly unusual in that
61+ * a parent-dir's content can be appended to the end of the local list in a
62+ * special way: the last item in the local list has its "next" pointer set
0c7d1fd8 63+ * to point to the inherited list, but the local list's tail pointer points
d1e7c1c8 64+ * at the end of the local list. Thus, if the local list is empty, the head
0c7d1fd8 65+ * will be pointing at the inherited content but the tail will be NULL. To
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66+ * help you visualize this, here are the possible list arrangements:
67+ *
68+ * Completely Empty Local Content Only
69+ * ================================== ====================================
70+ * head -> NULL head -> Local1 -> Local2 -> NULL
71+ * tail -> NULL tail -------------^
72+ *
73+ * Inherited Content Only Both Local and Inherited Content
74+ * ================================== ====================================
75+ * head -> Parent1 -> Parent2 -> NULL head -> L1 -> L2 -> P1 -> P2 -> NULL
76+ * tail -> NULL tail ---------^
77+ *
78+ * This means that anyone wanting to traverse the whole list to USE it just
79+ * needs to start at the head and use the "next" pointers until it goes
80+ * NULL. To add new local content, we insert the item after the tail item
81+ * and update the tail (obviously, if "tail" was NULL, we insert it at the
82+ * head). To clear the local list, WE MUST NOT FREE THE INHERITED CONTENT
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83+ * because it is shared between the current list and our parent list(s).
84+ * The easiest way to handle this is to simply truncate the list after the
85+ * tail item and then free the local list from the head. When inheriting
86+ * the list for a new local dir, we just save off the exclude_list_struct
0c7d1fd8 87+ * values (so we can pop back to them later) and set the tail to NULL.
d1e7c1c8 88+ */
d8af8661 89
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90 /** Build an exclude structure given an exclude pattern. */
91 static void make_exclude(struct exclude_list_struct *listp, const char *pat,
eabda998 92@@ -46,6 +89,24 @@ static void make_exclude(struct exclude_
a55d21aa 93 const char *cp;
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94 unsigned int ex_len;
95
524989ae 96+ if (mflags & MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE) {
eabda998 97+ int i;
a55d21aa 98+ /* If the local include file was already mentioned, don't
524989ae 99+ * add it again. */
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100+ for (i = 0; i < mergelist_cnt; i++) {
101+ struct exclude_struct *ex = mergelist_parents[i];
102+ if (strlen(ex->pattern) == pat_len
d8af8661 103+ && memcmp(ex->pattern, pat, pat_len) == 0)
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104+ return;
105+ }
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106+ if ((pat_len == 10 || (pat_len > 10 && pat[pat_len-11] == '/'))
107+ && strncmp(pat+pat_len-10, ".cvsignore", 10) == 0) {
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108+ mflags |= MATCHFLG_CVSIGNORE;
109+ mflags &= ~MATCHFLG_INCLUDE;
110+ } else
111+ mflags &= ~MATCHFLG_CVSIGNORE;
112+ }
0c7d1fd8 113+
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114 ret = new(struct exclude_struct);
115 if (!ret)
116 out_of_memory("make_exclude");
eabda998 117@@ -81,14 +142,36 @@ static void make_exclude(struct exclude_
7b22909b 118 mflags |= MATCHFLG_DIRECTORY;
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119 }
120
7b22909b 121- for (cp = ret->pattern; (cp = strchr(cp, '/')) != NULL; cp++)
bc95f62b 122- ret->slash_cnt++;
524989ae 123+ if (mflags & MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE) {
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124+ struct exclude_list_struct *lp
125+ = new_array(struct exclude_list_struct, 1);
126+ if (!lp)
a55d21aa 127+ out_of_memory("make_exclude");
7cb7ae4e 128+ lp->head = lp->tail = NULL;
524989ae 129+ if (asprintf(&lp->debug_type, "per-dir %s ", ret->pattern) < 0)
a55d21aa 130+ out_of_memory("make_exclude");
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131+ ret->u.mergelist = lp;
132+ if (mergelist_cnt == mergelist_size) {
133+ mergelist_size += 5;
134+ mergelist_parents = realloc_array(mergelist_parents,
135+ struct exclude_struct *,
136+ mergelist_size);
137+ if (!mergelist_parents)
138+ out_of_memory("make_exclude");
139+ }
140+ mergelist_parents[mergelist_cnt++] = ret;
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141+ } else {
142+ for (cp = ret->pattern; (cp = strchr(cp, '/')) != NULL; cp++)
143+ ret->u.slash_cnt++;
abe86b1f 144+ }
7b22909b 145
0c7d1fd8 146 ret->match_flags = mflags;
a55d21aa 147
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148- if (!listp->tail)
149+ if (!listp->tail) {
150+ ret->next = listp->head;
151 listp->head = listp->tail = ret;
152- else {
153+ } else {
154+ ret->next = listp->tail->next;
155 listp->tail->next = ret;
156 listp->tail = ret;
157 }
eabda998 158@@ -96,22 +179,115 @@ static void make_exclude(struct exclude_
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159
160 static void free_exclude(struct exclude_struct *ex)
161 {
162+ if (ex->match_flags & MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE) {
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163+ free(ex->u.mergelist->debug_type);
164+ free(ex->u.mergelist);
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165+ }
166 free(ex->pattern);
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167 free(ex);
168 }
169
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170-void clear_exclude_list(struct exclude_list_struct *listp)
171+static void clear_exclude_list(struct exclude_list_struct *listp)
a55d21aa 172 {
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173- struct exclude_struct *ent, *next;
174-
175- for (ent = listp->head; ent; ent = next) {
176- next = ent->next;
177- free_exclude(ent);
178+ if (listp->tail) {
179+ struct exclude_struct *ent, *next;
bc95f62b 180+ /* Truncate any inherited items from the local list. */
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181+ listp->tail->next = NULL;
182+ for (ent = listp->head; ent; ent = next) {
183+ next = ent->next;
184+ free_exclude(ent);
185+ }
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186 }
187
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188 listp->head = listp->tail = NULL;
189 }
a55d21aa 190
eabda998 191+void *push_local_excludes(char *fname, unsigned int offset)
a55d21aa 192+{
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193+ struct mergelist_save_struct *push;
194+ struct exclude_list_struct *ap;
195+ int i;
196+
197+ /* Make it easy to construct the full path for a merge-file that was
198+ * specified with a relative path by saving off the current dir. */
199+ memcpy(dirbuf, fname, offset);
200+ dirbuf_offset = offset;
201+
202+ if (!(push = new_array(struct mergelist_save_struct, 1)))
203+ out_of_memory("push_local_excludes");
204+
205+ push->count = mergelist_cnt;
206+ push->array = new_array(struct exclude_list_struct, mergelist_cnt);
207+ if (!push->array)
208+ out_of_memory("push_local_excludes");
524989ae 209+
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210+ for (i = 0, ap = push->array; i < mergelist_cnt; i++) {
211+ memcpy(ap++, mergelist_parents[i]->u.mergelist,
212+ sizeof (struct exclude_list_struct));
213+ }
214+
215+ /* Note: add_exclude_file() might increase mergelist_cnt, so keep
216+ * this loop separate from the above loop. */
217+ for (i = 0; i < mergelist_cnt; i++) {
218+ struct exclude_struct *ex = mergelist_parents[i];
219+ struct exclude_list_struct *lp = ex->u.mergelist;
a55d21aa 220+ int flags;
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221+
222+ if (verbose > 2) {
223+ rprintf(FINFO, "[%s] pushing %sexclude list\n",
d8af8661 224+ who_am_i(), lp->debug_type);
524989ae 225+ }
d8af8661 226+
eabda998 227+ if (ex->match_flags & MATCHFLG_CVSIGNORE) {
d8af8661 228+ lp->head = NULL; /* CVS doesn't inherit rules. */
ee1af13c 229+ flags = XFLG_WORD_SPLIT | XFLG_WORDS_ONLY;
a55d21aa 230+ } else {
eabda998 231+ flags = ex->match_flags & MATCHFLG_INCLUDE
524989ae 232+ ? XFLG_DEF_INCLUDE : 0;
a55d21aa 233+ }
d8af8661 234+ lp->tail = NULL; /* Switch any local rules to inherited. */
eabda998 235+ if (strlcpy(dirbuf + dirbuf_offset, ex->pattern,
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236+ MAXPATHLEN - dirbuf_offset) < MAXPATHLEN - dirbuf_offset)
237+ add_exclude_file(lp, dirbuf, flags);
524989ae 238+ else {
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239+ io_error |= IOERR_GENERAL;
240+ rprintf(FINFO,
241+ "cannot add local excludes in long-named directory %s\n",
d8af8661 242+ full_fname(dirbuf));
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243+ }
244+ }
245+
524989ae 246+ return (void*)push;
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247+}
248+
eabda998 249+void pop_local_excludes(void *mem)
a55d21aa 250+{
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251+ struct mergelist_save_struct *pop = (struct mergelist_save_struct*)mem;
252+ struct exclude_list_struct *ap;
253+ int i;
d8af8661 254+
066e3b3e 255+ for (i = mergelist_cnt; i-- > 0; ) {
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256+ struct exclude_struct *ex = mergelist_parents[i];
257+ struct exclude_list_struct *lp = ex->u.mergelist;
524989ae 258+
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259+ if (verbose > 2) {
260+ rprintf(FINFO, "[%s] popping %sexclude list\n",
d8af8661 261+ who_am_i(), lp->debug_type);
524989ae 262+ }
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263+
264+ clear_exclude_list(lp);
a55d21aa 265+ }
d8af8661 266+
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267+ mergelist_cnt = pop->count;
268+ for (i = 0, ap = pop->array; i < mergelist_cnt; i++) {
269+ memcpy(mergelist_parents[i]->u.mergelist, ap++,
270+ sizeof (struct exclude_list_struct));
271+ }
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272+
273+ free(pop->array);
274+ free(pop);
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275+}
276+
a55d21aa 277 static int check_one_exclude(char *name, struct exclude_struct *ex,
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278 int name_is_dir)
279 {
eabda998 280@@ -122,7 +298,7 @@ static int check_one_exclude(char *name,
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281 /* If the pattern does not have any slashes AND it does not have
282 * a "**" (which could match a slash), then we just match the
283 * name portion of the path. */
284- if (!ex->slash_cnt && !(ex->match_flags & MATCHFLG_WILD2)) {
285+ if (!ex->u.slash_cnt && !(ex->match_flags & MATCHFLG_WILD2)) {
286 if ((p = strrchr(name,'/')) != NULL)
287 name = p+1;
288 }
eabda998 289@@ -148,9 +324,9 @@ static int check_one_exclude(char *name,
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290 if (ex->match_flags & MATCHFLG_WILD) {
291 /* A non-anchored match with an infix slash and no "**"
292 * needs to match the last slash_cnt+1 name elements. */
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293- if (!match_start && ex->slash_cnt
294+ if (!match_start && ex->u.slash_cnt
295 && !(ex->match_flags & MATCHFLG_WILD2)) {
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296- int cnt = ex->slash_cnt + 1;
297+ int cnt = ex->u.slash_cnt + 1;
298 for (p = name + strlen(name) - 1; p >= name; p--) {
299 if (*p == '/' && !--cnt)
300 break;
eabda998 301@@ -221,6 +397,13 @@ int check_exclude(struct exclude_list_st
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302 struct exclude_struct *ent;
303
304 for (ent = listp->head; ent; ent = ent->next) {
524989ae 305+ if (ent->match_flags & MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE) {
eabda998 306+ int rc = check_exclude(ent->u.mergelist, name,
d8af8661 307+ name_is_dir);
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308+ if (rc)
309+ return rc;
310+ continue;
311+ }
312 if (check_one_exclude(name, ent, name_is_dir)) {
313 report_exclude_result(name, ent, name_is_dir,
314 listp->debug_type);
066e3b3e 315@@ -253,11 +436,16 @@ static const char *get_exclude_tok(const
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316 p = (const char *)s;
317 }
318
319- /* Is this a '+' or '-' followed by a space (not whitespace)? */
320+ /* Is this a +/-/. followed by a space (not whitespace)? */
ee1af13c 321 if (!(xflags & XFLG_WORDS_ONLY)
a55d21aa 322- && (*s == '-' || *s == '+') && s[1] == ' ') {
a55d21aa 323+ && (*s == '-' || *s == '+' || *s == '.') && s[1] == ' ') {
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324 if (*s == '+')
325 mflags |= MATCHFLG_INCLUDE;
a55d21aa 326+ else if (*s == '.') {
524989ae 327+ mflags |= MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE;
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328+ if (xflags & XFLG_DEF_INCLUDE)
329+ mflags |= MATCHFLG_INCLUDE;
330+ }
331 s += 2;
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332 } else if (xflags & XFLG_DEF_INCLUDE)
333 mflags |= MATCHFLG_INCLUDE;
066e3b3e 334@@ -306,11 +494,42 @@ void add_exclude(struct exclude_list_str
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335 continue;
336 }
a55d21aa 337
524989ae 338+ if (mflags & MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE) {
a55d21aa 339+ char name[MAXPATHLEN];
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340+ if (pat_len >= sizeof name) {
341+ rprintf(FERROR,
342+ "merge filename too long: %s\n", cp);
343+ continue;
344+ }
a55d21aa 345+ strlcpy(name, cp, pat_len+1);
524989ae 346+ if (strchr(name, '/') != NULL) {
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347+ if (sanitize_paths)
348+ sanitize_path(name, curr_dir);
349+ if (*name == '/')
350+ cp = name;
351+ else {
352+ if (strlcpy(dirbuf + dirbuf_offset,
353+ name, MAXPATHLEN - dirbuf_offset)
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354+ >= MAXPATHLEN - dirbuf_offset) {
355+ rprintf(FERROR,
356+ "merge filename too long: %s...\n",
357+ dirbuf);
358+ continue;
359+ }
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360+ cp = dirbuf;
361+ }
362+ add_exclude_file(listp, cp,
363+ xflags | XFLG_FATAL_ERRORS);
364+ continue;
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365+ }
366+ }
a55d21aa 367+
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368 make_exclude(listp, cp, pat_len, mflags);
369
370 if (verbose > 2) {
371- rprintf(FINFO, "[%s] add_exclude(%.*s, %s%sclude)\n",
a55d21aa 372+ rprintf(FINFO, "[%s] add_exclude(%.*s, %s%s%sclude)\n",
eabda998 373 who_am_i(), (int)pat_len, cp, listp->debug_type,
524989ae 374+ mflags & MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE ? "FILE " : "",
0c7d1fd8 375 mflags & MATCHFLG_INCLUDE ? "in" : "ex");
a55d21aa 376 }
0c7d1fd8 377 }
066e3b3e 378@@ -402,7 +621,11 @@ void send_exclude_list(int f)
0c7d1fd8 379 if (ent->match_flags & MATCHFLG_INCLUDE) {
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380 write_int(f, l + 2);
381 write_buf(f, "+ ", 2);
382- } else if ((*p == '-' || *p == '+') && p[1] == ' ') {
524989ae 383+ } else if (ent->match_flags & MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE) {
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384+ write_int(f, l + 2);
385+ write_buf(f, ". ", 2);
386+ } else if ((*p == '-' || *p == '+' || *p == '.')
387+ && p[1] == ' ') {
388 write_int(f, l + 2);
389 write_buf(f, "- ", 2);
390 } else
066e3b3e 391@@ -443,6 +666,7 @@ void add_cvs_excludes(void)
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392 char fname[MAXPATHLEN];
393 char *p;
394
395+ add_exclude(&exclude_list, ". .cvsignore", 0);
396 add_exclude(&exclude_list, default_cvsignore,
ee1af13c 397 XFLG_WORD_SPLIT | XFLG_WORDS_ONLY);
a55d21aa 398
eabda998 399--- flist.c 21 May 2004 23:22:14 -0000 1.225
066e3b3e 400+++ flist.c 22 May 2004 06:02:55 -0000
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401@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ extern int module_id;
402 extern int ignore_errors;
403 extern int numeric_ids;
404
405-extern int cvs_exclude;
406-
407 extern int recurse;
408 extern char curr_dir[MAXPATHLEN];
409 extern char *files_from;
7cb7ae4e 410@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ extern int write_batch;
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411
412 extern struct exclude_list_struct exclude_list;
413 extern struct exclude_list_struct server_exclude_list;
414-extern struct exclude_list_struct local_exclude_list;
415
416 int io_error;
417
7cb7ae4e 418@@ -210,8 +207,6 @@ int link_stat(const char *path, STRUCT_S
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419 */
420 static int check_exclude_file(char *fname, int is_dir, int exclude_level)
421 {
422- int rc;
423-
424 #if 0 /* This currently never happens, so avoid a useless compare. */
425 if (exclude_level == NO_EXCLUDES)
426 return 0;
7cb7ae4e 427@@ -233,10 +228,7 @@ static int check_exclude_file(char *fnam
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428 if (exclude_level != ALL_EXCLUDES)
429 return 0;
430 if (exclude_list.head
431- && (rc = check_exclude(&exclude_list, fname, is_dir)) != 0)
432- return rc < 0;
433- if (local_exclude_list.head
434- && check_exclude(&local_exclude_list, fname, is_dir) < 0)
435+ && check_exclude(&exclude_list, fname, is_dir) < 0)
436 return 1;
437 return 0;
438 }
eabda998 439@@ -942,15 +934,7 @@ void send_file_name(int f, struct file_l
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440
441 if (recursive && S_ISDIR(file->mode)
442 && !(file->flags & FLAG_MOUNT_POINT)) {
443- struct exclude_list_struct last_list = local_exclude_list;
444- local_exclude_list.head = local_exclude_list.tail = NULL;
445 send_directory(f, flist, f_name_to(file, fbuf));
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446- if (verbose > 2) {
447- rprintf(FINFO, "[%s] popping %sexclude list\n",
448- who_am_i(), local_exclude_list.debug_type);
449- }
d8af8661 450- clear_exclude_list(&local_exclude_list);
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451- local_exclude_list = last_list;
452 }
453 }
454
eabda998 455@@ -961,6 +945,7 @@ static void send_directory(int f, struct
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456 struct dirent *di;
457 char fname[MAXPATHLEN];
458 unsigned int offset;
459+ void *save_excludes;
460 char *p;
461
462 d = opendir(dir);
eabda998 463@@ -984,18 +969,7 @@ static void send_directory(int f, struct
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464 offset++;
465 }
466
467- if (cvs_exclude) {
468- if (strlcpy(p, ".cvsignore", MAXPATHLEN - offset)
469- < MAXPATHLEN - offset) {
470- add_exclude_file(&local_exclude_list, fname,
ee1af13c 471- XFLG_WORD_SPLIT | XFLG_WORDS_ONLY);
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472- } else {
473- io_error |= IOERR_GENERAL;
474- rprintf(FINFO,
475- "cannot cvs-exclude in long-named directory %s\n",
476- full_fname(fname));
477- }
478- }
479+ save_excludes = push_local_excludes(fname, offset);
480
481 for (errno = 0, di = readdir(d); di; errno = 0, di = readdir(d)) {
482 char *dname = d_name(di);
eabda998 483@@ -1016,6 +990,8 @@ static void send_directory(int f, struct
bc95f62b 484 rsyserr(FERROR, errno, "readdir(%s)", dir);
a55d21aa 485 }
a55d21aa 486
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487+ pop_local_excludes(save_excludes);
488+
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489 closedir(d);
490 }
eabda998 491
0c7d1fd8 492--- rsync.h 16 May 2004 07:28:24 -0000 1.204
066e3b3e 493+++ rsync.h 22 May 2004 06:02:56 -0000
d8af8661 494@@ -496,11 +496,16 @@ struct map_struct {
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495 #define MATCHFLG_INCLUDE (1<<4) /* this is an include, not an exclude */
496 #define MATCHFLG_DIRECTORY (1<<5) /* this matches only directories */
497 #define MATCHFLG_CLEAR_LIST (1<<6) /* this item is the "!" token */
524989ae 498+#define MATCHFLG_MERGE_FILE (1<<7) /* specifies a file to merge */
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499+#define MATCHFLG_CVSIGNORE (1<<8) /* parse this as a .cvsignore file */
500 struct exclude_struct {
501 struct exclude_struct *next;
502 char *pattern;
0c7d1fd8 503 unsigned int match_flags;
bc95f62b 504- int slash_cnt;
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505+ union {
506+ int slash_cnt;
eabda998 507+ struct exclude_list_struct *mergelist;
bc95f62b 508+ } u;
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510
511 struct exclude_list_struct {
eabda998 512--- rsync.yo 21 May 2004 09:44:32 -0000 1.170
066e3b3e 513+++ rsync.yo 22 May 2004 06:02:57 -0000
eabda998 514@@ -1090,6 +1090,72 @@ itemize(
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516 )
517
518+manpagesection(MERGING EXCLUDE FILES)
519+
520+You can merge whole files into an exclude file using a rule that starts
521+with a ". " (a dot followed by a space) and has a filename in place of the
522+pattern. There are two types of merge rules, single-instance and
523+per-directory:
524+
525+itemize(
526+ it() If the filename has no slashes in it, it is a per-directory merge;
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527+ rsync scans every directory that it traverses for the named file, merging
528+ its contents (when it exists) file at the start of this per-directory
529+ sub-list (subdirectories inherit the contents of their parent directories
530+ by default, and each subdirectory's rules have precedence over the parent
531+ directory's rules).
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533+ it() If a filename has a slash in it, it is a single-instance merge; the
534+ named file's contents will be merged into the current exclude file,
535+ replacing the merge rule. Thus, you should use the name ./foo instead of
536+ foo if you don't want to scan for "foo" in all the subdirectories of the
537+ current directory.
538+)
539+
540+Note also that you can eliminate all the inherited rules for the current
541+per-directory ruleset by putting the list-clearing token (!) in the file.
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542+This only clears the rules for the current per-directory sub-list (up
543+through the ! token) and only for the current directory and its
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544+subdirectories.
545+
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546+Here's an example exclude file (which you'd specify via the normal
547+--exclude-from option):
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549+verb(
550+ . /home/user/.global_excludes
551+ - *.gz
552+ . .excl
553+ + *.[ch]
554+ - *.o
555+)
556+
557+This will merge the contents of the /home/user/.global_excludes file at the
558+start of the list and also turns the ".excl" filename into a per-directory
559+exclude file whose local contents will be merged into the list in place of
560+the .excl line.
561+
562+Additionally, you can affect where the --cvs-exclude (-C) option's
563+inclusion of a per-directory .cvsignore file gets placed into your rules by
bc95f62b 564+adding an explicit merge rule for ".cvsignore". For instance, specifying
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566+
567+verb(
568+ rsync -avC --exclude='. .cvsignore' --exclude-from=foo a/ b
569+)
570+
571+will merge all the per-directory .cvsignore rules at the start of your list
572+rather than at the end. This allows their dir-specific rules to supersede
573+your rules instead of being subservient to them. (The global rules taken
574+from the $HOME/.cvsignore file and from $CVSIGNORE are not affected by
575+this.)
576+
577+Note also that the parsing of any merge-file named ".cvsignore" is always
578+done in a CVS-compatible manner (even if -C wasn't specified) -- i.e. the
579+rules are always exclude rules (even when specified by an include option),
580+they are split on whitespace, no special prefixes or list-clearing tokens
581+are honored, and (for per-directory files) subdirectories don't inherit the
582+parent directory's rules.
583+
584 manpagesection(BATCH MODE)
585
586 bf(Note:) Batch mode should be considered experimental in this version