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+// $Id: util-safechdir.c,v 1.2 2004/02/19 22:25:50 ensc Exp $ --*- c -*--
+
+// Copyright (C) 2003 Enrico Scholz <enrico.scholz@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de>
+//
+// 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; version 2 of the License.
+//
+// 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, write to the Free Software
+// Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int
+safeChdir(char const *path, struct stat const *exp_stat)
+{
+ if (strchr(path, '/')!=0) {
+ errno = EINVAL;
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ {
+ struct stat now_stat;
+ if (chdir(path)==-1 ||
+ stat(".", &now_stat)==-1) return -1;
+ if (exp_stat->st_dev != now_stat.st_dev ||
+ exp_stat->st_ino != now_stat.st_ino) {
+ // TODO: warning/logging
+ errno = EINVAL;
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}