From bf4e725d5d3c0a06c9a8d74cb9b1c183e161f148 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Pool <mbp@samba.org>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 03:29:47 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Code that was meant to trim trailing slashes from mkdir()
 paths actually did not; fix it.

---
 syscall.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/syscall.c b/syscall.c
index f7ce3f03..b4b581b9 100644
--- a/syscall.c
+++ b/syscall.c
@@ -111,19 +111,27 @@ int do_rename(char *fname1, char *fname2)
 }
 
 
+void trim_trailing_slashes(char *name)
+{
+	char *p;
+	/* Some BSD systems cannot make a directory if the name
+	 * contains a trailing slash.
+	 * <http://www.opensource.apple.com/bugs/X/BSD%20Kernel/2734739.html> */
+	if (!*name)
+		return;		/* empty string */
+	p = strchr(name, '\0') - 1;
+	while (p == '/') {
+		p-- = '\0';
+	}
+}
+
+
 int do_mkdir(char *fname, mode_t mode)
 {
-	int l;
 	if (dry_run)
 		return 0;
 	CHECK_RO;
-	
-	/* Some BSD systems cannot make a directory if the name
-	 * contains a trailing slash.
-	 * <http://www.opensource.apple.com/bugs/X/BSD%20Kernel/2734739.html> */
-	if ((l = strlen(fname))  &&  (fname[l-1] == '/'))
-		fname[l-1] = '/';
-	
+	trim_trailing_slashes(fname);	
 	return mkdir(fname, mode);
 }
 
-- 
2.34.1