/* We allow "recursive" symbolic links. Only within reason, though. */
#define MAXDEPTH 5
-const char *make_absolute_path(const char *path)
+/*
+ * Use this to get the real path, i.e. resolve links. If you want an
+ * absolute path but don't mind links, use absolute_path.
+ *
+ * If path is our buffer, then return path, as it's already what the
+ * user wants.
+ */
+const char *real_path(const char *path)
{
static char bufs[2][PATH_MAX + 1], *buf = bufs[0], *next_buf = bufs[1];
char cwd[1024] = "";
return cwd;
}
-const char *make_nonrelative_path(const char *path)
+/*
+ * Use this to get an absolute path from a relative one. If you want
+ * to resolve links, you should use real_path.
+ *
+ * If the path is already absolute, then return path. As the user is
+ * never meant to free the return value, we're safe.
+ */
+const char *absolute_path(const char *path)
{
static char buf[PATH_MAX + 1];