Solaris 9 mkfifo("name/",mode) mistakenly creates "name".
FreeBSD 7.2 mkfifo("dangling/",mode) mistakenly creates a fifo
at the target of "dangling". Mingw lacks named pipes altogether,
but this at least avoids link failures.
* modules/mkfifo: New file.
* m4/mkfifo.m4 (gl_FUNC_MKFIFO): Likewise.
* lib/mkfifo.c (mkfifo): Likewise.
* m4/sys_stat_h.m4 (gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS): Set witness
defaults.
* modules/sys_stat (Makefile.am): Substitute them.
* lib/sys_stat.in.h (mkfifo): Declare replacement.
* MODULES.html.sh (Support for systems lacking POSIX:2008):
Document it.
* doc/posix-functions/mkfifo.texi (mkfifo): Likewise.
* modules/mkfifo-tests: New test.
* tests/test-mkfifo.h (test_mkfifo): New file, borrowed in part
from test-mkfifoat.c.
* tests/test-mkfifo.c: New file.
Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
2009-11-11 Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>
+ mkfifo: new module
+ * modules/mkfifo: New file.
+ * m4/mkfifo.m4 (gl_FUNC_MKFIFO): Likewise.
+ * lib/mkfifo.c (mkfifo): Likewise.
+ * m4/sys_stat_h.m4 (gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS): Set witness
+ defaults.
+ * modules/sys_stat (Makefile.am): Substitute them.
+ * lib/sys_stat.in.h (mkfifo): Declare replacement.
+ * MODULES.html.sh (Support for systems lacking POSIX:2008):
+ Document it.
+ * doc/posix-functions/mkfifo.texi (mkfifo): Likewise.
+ * modules/mkfifo-tests: New test.
+ * tests/test-mkfifo.h (test_mkfifo): New file, borrowed in part
+ from test-mkfifoat.c.
+ * tests/test-mkfifo.c: New file.
+
readlink: detect FreeBSD bug
* m4/readlink.m4 (gl_FUNC_READLINK): Also detect FreeBSD bug with
slash on symlink.
func_module mbsnrtowcs
func_module mkdir
func_module mkdtemp
+ func_module mkfifo
func_module mkstemp
func_module netdb
func_module netinet_in
POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/mkfifo.html}
-Gnulib module: ---
+Gnulib module: mkfifo
Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
+@item
+This function mishandles trailing slash on some platforms:
+FreeBSD 7.2, Solaris 9.
+@item
+This function is missing on some platforms; however, the replacement
+always fails with @code{ENOSYS}:
+mingw.
@end itemize
Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
-@item
-This function is missing on some platforms:
-mingw.
@end itemize
--- /dev/null
+/* Create a named fifo.
+ Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+/* written by Eric Blake */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#if !HAVE_MKFIFO
+/* Mingw lacks mkfifo; always fail with ENOSYS. */
+
+int
+mkfifo (char const *name _UNUSED_PARAMETER_, mode_t mode _UNUSED_PARAMETER_)
+{
+ errno = ENOSYS;
+ return -1;
+}
+
+#else /* HAVE_MKFIFO */
+
+# undef mkfifo
+
+/* Create a named fifo FILE, with access permissions in MODE. Work
+around trailing slash bugs. */
+
+int
+rpl_mkfifo (char const *name, mode_t mode)
+{
+# if MKFIFO_TRAILING_SLASH_BUG
+ size_t len = strlen (name);
+ if (len && name[len - 1] == '/')
+ {
+ struct stat st;
+ if (stat (name, &st) == 0)
+ errno = EEXIST;
+ return -1;
+ }
+# endif
+ return mkfifo (name, mode);
+}
+#endif /* HAVE_MKFIFO */
#endif
+#if @GNULIB_MKFIFO@
+# if @REPLACE_MKFIFO@
+# undef mkfifo
+# define mkfifo rpl_mkfifo
+# endif
+# if !@HAVE_MKFIFO@ || @REPLACE_MKFIFO@
+int mkfifo (char const *file, mode_t mode);
+# endif
+#elif defined GNULIB_POSIXCHECK
+# undef mkfifo
+# define mkfifo(n,m) \
+ (GL_LINK_WARNING ("mkfifo is not portable - " \
+ "use gnulib module mkfifo for portability"), \
+ mkfifo (n, m))
+#endif
+
+
#if @GNULIB_MKFIFOAT@
# if !@HAVE_MKFIFOAT@
int mkfifoat (int fd, char const *file, mode_t mode);
--- /dev/null
+# serial 1
+# See if we need to provide mkfifo replacement.
+
+dnl Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
+
+# Written by Eric Blake.
+
+AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_MKFIFO],
+[
+ AC_REQUIRE([gl_SYS_STAT_H_DEFAULTS])
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([mkfifo])
+ if test $ac_cv_func_mkfifo = no; then
+ HAVE_MKFIFO=0
+ AC_LIBOBJ([mkfifo])
+ else
+ dnl Check for Solaris 9 and FreeBSD bug with trailing slash.
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([lstat])
+ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether mkfifo rejects trailing slashes],
+ [gl_cv_func_mkfifo_works],
+ [# Assume that if we have lstat, we can also check symlinks.
+ if test $ac_cv_func_lstat = yes; then
+ ln -s conftest.tmp conftest.lnk
+ fi
+ AC_RUN_IFELSE(
+ [AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+ [[#include <sys/stat.h>
+]], [[if (!mkfifo ("conftest.tmp/", 0600)) return 1;
+#if HAVE_LSTAT
+ if (!mkfifo ("conftest.lnk/", 0600)) return 2;
+#endif
+ ]])],
+ [gl_cv_func_mkfifo_works=yes], [gl_cv_func_mkfifo_works=no],
+ [gl_cv_func_mkfifo_works="guessing no"])
+ rm -f conftest.tmp conftest.lnk])
+ if test "$gl_cv_func_mkfifo_works" != yes; then
+ AC_DEFINE([MKFIFO_TRAILING_SLASH_BUG], [1], [Define to 1 if mkfifo
+ does not reject trailing slash])
+ REPLACE_MKFIFO=1
+ AC_LIBOBJ([mkfifo])
+ fi
+ fi
+])
-# sys_stat_h.m4 serial 19 -*- Autoconf -*-
+# sys_stat_h.m4 serial 20 -*- Autoconf -*-
dnl Copyright (C) 2006-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
GNULIB_LCHMOD=0; AC_SUBST([GNULIB_LCHMOD])
GNULIB_LSTAT=0; AC_SUBST([GNULIB_LSTAT])
GNULIB_MKDIRAT=0; AC_SUBST([GNULIB_MKDIRAT])
+ GNULIB_MKFIFO=0; AC_SUBST([GNULIB_MKFIFO])
GNULIB_MKFIFOAT=0; AC_SUBST([GNULIB_MKFIFOAT])
GNULIB_MKNODAT=0; AC_SUBST([GNULIB_MKNODAT])
GNULIB_STAT=0; AC_SUBST([GNULIB_STAT])
HAVE_LCHMOD=1; AC_SUBST([HAVE_LCHMOD])
HAVE_LSTAT=1; AC_SUBST([HAVE_LSTAT])
HAVE_MKDIRAT=1; AC_SUBST([HAVE_MKDIRAT])
+ HAVE_MKFIFO=1; AC_SUBST([HAVE_MKFIFO])
HAVE_MKFIFOAT=1; AC_SUBST([HAVE_MKFIFOAT])
HAVE_MKNODAT=1; AC_SUBST([HAVE_MKNODAT])
HAVE_UTIMENSAT=1; AC_SUBST([HAVE_UTIMENSAT])
REPLACE_FUTIMENS=0; AC_SUBST([REPLACE_FUTIMENS])
REPLACE_LSTAT=0; AC_SUBST([REPLACE_LSTAT])
REPLACE_MKDIR=0; AC_SUBST([REPLACE_MKDIR])
+ REPLACE_MKFIFO=0; AC_SUBST([REPLACE_MKFIFO])
REPLACE_STAT=0; AC_SUBST([REPLACE_STAT])
REPLACE_UTIMENSAT=0; AC_SUBST([REPLACE_UTIMENSAT])
])
--- /dev/null
+Description:
+mkfifo(): create named FIFO
+
+Files:
+lib/mkfifo.c
+m4/mkfifo.m4
+
+Depends-on:
+stat
+sys_stat
+
+configure.ac:
+gl_FUNC_MKFIFO
+gl_UNISTD_MODULE_INDICATOR([mkfifo])
+
+Makefile.am:
+
+Include:
+<sys/stat.h>
+
+License:
+LGPL
+
+Maintainer:
+Eric Blake
--- /dev/null
+Files:
+tests/test-mkfifo.h
+tests/test-mkfifo.c
+
+Depends-on:
+stdbool
+symlink
+
+configure.ac:
+
+Makefile.am:
+TESTS += test-mkfifo
+check_PROGRAMS += test-mkfifo
-e 's|@''GNULIB_LCHMOD''@|$(GNULIB_LCHMOD)|g' \
-e 's|@''GNULIB_LSTAT''@|$(GNULIB_LSTAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''GNULIB_MKDIRAT''@|$(GNULIB_MKDIRAT)|g' \
+ -e 's|@''GNULIB_MKFIFO''@|$(GNULIB_MKFIFO)|g' \
-e 's|@''GNULIB_MKFIFOAT''@|$(GNULIB_MKFIFOAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''GNULIB_MKNODAT''@|$(GNULIB_MKNODAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''GNULIB_STAT''@|$(GNULIB_STAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''HAVE_LCHMOD''@|$(HAVE_LCHMOD)|g' \
-e 's|@''HAVE_LSTAT''@|$(HAVE_LSTAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''HAVE_MKDIRAT''@|$(HAVE_MKDIRAT)|g' \
+ -e 's|@''HAVE_MKFIFO''@|$(HAVE_MKFIFO)|g' \
-e 's|@''HAVE_MKFIFOAT''@|$(HAVE_MKFIFOAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''HAVE_MKNODAT''@|$(HAVE_MKNODAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''HAVE_UTIMENSAT''@|$(HAVE_UTIMENSAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''REPLACE_FUTIMENS''@|$(REPLACE_FUTIMENS)|g' \
-e 's|@''REPLACE_LSTAT''@|$(REPLACE_LSTAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''REPLACE_MKDIR''@|$(REPLACE_MKDIR)|g' \
+ -e 's|@''REPLACE_MKFIFO''@|$(REPLACE_MKFIFO)|g' \
-e 's|@''REPLACE_STAT''@|$(REPLACE_STAT)|g' \
-e 's|@''REPLACE_UTIMENSAT''@|$(REPLACE_UTIMENSAT)|g' \
-e '/definition of GL_LINK_WARNING/r $(LINK_WARNING_H)' \
--- /dev/null
+/* Tests of mkfifo.
+ Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+/* Written by Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>, 2009. */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#define ASSERT(expr) \
+ do \
+ { \
+ if (!(expr)) \
+ { \
+ fprintf (stderr, "%s:%d: assertion failed\n", __FILE__, __LINE__); \
+ fflush (stderr); \
+ abort (); \
+ } \
+ } \
+ while (0)
+
+#define BASE "test-mkfifo.t"
+
+#include "test-mkfifo.h"
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+ /* Remove any leftovers from a previous partial run. */
+ ASSERT (system ("rm -rf " BASE "*") == 0);
+
+ return test_mkfifo (mkfifo, true);
+}
--- /dev/null
+/* Tests of mkfifo and friends.
+ Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
+
+/* Written by Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>, 2009. */
+
+/* This file is designed to test mkfifo(n,m), mknod(n,m|S_IFIFO,0),
+ mkfifoat(AT_FDCWD,n,m), and mknodat(AT_FDCWD,n,m|S_IFIFO,0). FUNC
+ is the function to test. Assumes that BASE and ASSERT are already
+ defined, and that appropriate headers are already included. If
+ PRINT, warn before skipping symlink tests with status 77. */
+
+static int
+test_mkfifo (int (*func) (char const *, mode_t), bool print)
+{
+ int result = func (BASE "fifo", 0600);
+ struct stat st;
+ if (result == -1 && errno == ENOSYS)
+ {
+ if (print)
+ fputs ("skipping test: no support for named fifos\n", stderr);
+ return 77;
+ }
+ ASSERT (result == 0);
+ ASSERT (stat (BASE "fifo", &st) == 0);
+ ASSERT (S_ISFIFO (st.st_mode));
+
+ /* Sanity checks of failures. */
+ errno = 0;
+ ASSERT (func ("", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR) == -1);
+ ASSERT (errno == ENOENT);
+ errno = 0;
+ ASSERT (func (".", 0600) == -1);
+ ASSERT (errno == EEXIST || errno == EINVAL);
+ errno = 0;
+ ASSERT (func (BASE "fifo", 0600) == -1);
+ ASSERT (errno == EEXIST);
+ ASSERT (unlink (BASE "fifo") == 0);
+ errno = 0;
+ ASSERT (func (BASE "fifo/", 0600) == -1);
+ ASSERT (errno == ENOENT || errno == ENOTDIR);
+
+ /* Test trailing slash behavior. */
+ if (symlink (BASE "fifo", BASE "link"))
+ {
+ if (print)
+ fputs ("skipping test: symlinks not supported on this file system\n",
+ stderr);
+ return 77;
+ }
+ errno = 0;
+ ASSERT (func (BASE "link", 0600) == -1);
+ ASSERT (errno == EEXIST);
+ errno = 0;
+ ASSERT (func (BASE "link/", 0600) == -1);
+ ASSERT (errno == EEXIST || errno == ENOENT || errno == ENOTDIR);
+ errno = 0;
+ ASSERT (unlink (BASE "fifo") == -1);
+ ASSERT (errno == ENOENT);
+ ASSERT (unlink (BASE "link") == 0);
+ return 0;
+}