+/* This function checks on our alternate-basis directories. If we're in
+ * dry-run mode and the destination dir does not yet exist, we'll try to
+ * tweak any dest-relative paths to make them work for a dry-run (the
+ * destination dir must be in curr_dir[] when this function is called).
+ * We also warn about any arg that is non-existent or not a directory. */
+static void check_alt_basis_dirs(void)
+{
+ STRUCT_STAT st;
+ char **dir_p, *slash = strrchr(curr_dir, '/');
+
+ for (dir_p = basis_dir; *dir_p; dir_p++) {
+ if (dry_run > 1 && **dir_p != '/') {
+ int len = curr_dir_len + 1 + strlen(*dir_p) + 1;
+ char *new = new_array(char, len);
+ if (!new)
+ out_of_memory("check_alt_basis_dirs");
+ if (slash && strncmp(*dir_p, "../", 3) == 0) {
+ /* We want to remove only one leading "../" prefix for
+ * the directory we couldn't create in dry-run mode:
+ * this ensures that any other ".." references get
+ * evaluated the same as they would for a live copy. */
+ *slash = '\0';
+ pathjoin(new, len, curr_dir, *dir_p + 3);
+ *slash = '/';
+ } else
+ pathjoin(new, len, curr_dir, *dir_p);
+ *dir_p = new;
+ }
+ if (do_stat(*dir_p, &st) < 0) {
+ rprintf(FWARNING, "%s arg does not exist: %s\n",
+ dest_option, *dir_p);
+ } else if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
+ rprintf(FWARNING, "%s arg is not a dir: %s\n",
+ dest_option, *dir_p);
+ }
+ }