const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path)
{
char *buf;
+ char *dir;
+ const char *slash;
struct stat st;
int fd;
size_t len;
if (len < 9)
die("No path in gitfile: %s", path);
buf[len] = '\0';
- if (!is_git_directory(buf + 8))
- die("Not a git repository: %s", buf + 8);
- path = make_absolute_path(buf + 8);
+ dir = buf + 8;
+
+ if (!is_absolute_path(dir) && (slash = strrchr(path, '/'))) {
+ size_t pathlen = slash+1 - path;
+ size_t dirlen = pathlen + len - 8;
+ dir = xmalloc(dirlen + 1);
+ strncpy(dir, path, pathlen);
+ strncpy(dir + pathlen, buf + 8, len - 8);
+ dir[dirlen] = '\0';
+ free(buf);
+ buf = dir;
+ }
+
+ if (!is_git_directory(dir))
+ die("Not a git repository: %s", dir);
+ path = make_absolute_path(dir);
+
free(buf);
return path;
}