simark added inline comments.
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Comment at: lib/Basic/FileManager.cpp:319
- SmallString<128> RealPathName;
- if (!FS->getRealPath(InterndFileName, RealPathName))
- UFE.RealPathName = RealPathName.str();
+ if (UFE.File) {
+ if (auto Path = UFE.File->getName()) {
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ioeric wrote:
> simark wrote:
> > ioeric wrote:
> > > simark wrote:
> > > > What's the rationale for only computing the field if `UFE.File` is
> > > > non-null?
> > > >
> > > > Previously, if you looked up the file with `openFile == false` and then
> > > > later `openFile == true`, the `RealPathName` field would not be set
> > > > because of this. That doesn't seem right.
> > > There has been no guarantee that RealFilePath is always set. I think
> > > that's the reason why the acceasor is called tryGetRealPathName.
> > The way I understood it was that it could be empty because computing the
> > real path can fail. Not just because we didn't skipped computing it.
> I agree that the API is confusing and lack of documentation (and we should
> fix), but the previous implementation did skip the computation if File is not
> available though.
> I agree that the API is confusing and lack of documentation (and we should
> fix), but the previous implementation did skip the computation if File is not
> available though.
Did it have a reason not to? What is the `RealPathName` field useful for, if
it's unreliable?
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Comment at: lib/Basic/FileManager.cpp:326
+ llvm::sys::path::remove_dots(AbsPath, /*remove_dot_dot=*/true);
+ UFE.RealPathName = AbsPath.str();
+ }
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ioeric wrote:
> simark wrote:
> > ioeric wrote:
> > > simark wrote:
> > > > If the path contains symlinks, doesn't this put a non-real path in the
> > > > RealPathName field? Won't users (e.g. clangd) use this value thinking
> > > > it is a real path, when it is actually not?
> > > This was the original behavior. In general, File Manager should never
> > > call real_path for users because it can be very expensive. Users should
> > > call real_path if they want to resolve symlinks. That said, it's fair to
> > > say that "RealPathName" is just a wrong name, and we should clean it up
> > > at some point.
> > Ok, then if the goal is not to actually have a real path (in the
> > realpath(3) sense), that's fine. But I think we should rename the field
> > sooner than later, it's really confusing.
> >
> > That also means that it's kind of useless for us in clangd, so we should
> > always call real_path there and not rely on that field.
> > Ok, then if the goal is not to actually have a real path (in the
> > realpath(3) sense), that's fine. But I think we should rename the field
> > sooner than later, it's really confusing.
> +1
>
> > That also means that it's kind of useless for us in clangd, so we should
> > always call real_path there and not rely on that field.
> I guess it depends on whether you want symlink resolution or not. I know that
> clangd's index symbol collector resolves symlink explicitly, but I don't
> think clangd enforces symlink resolution in general?
> I guess it depends on whether you want symlink resolution or not. I know that
> clangd's index symbol collector resolves symlink explicitly, but I don't
> think clangd enforces symlink resolution in general?
If we don't, we probably risk having duplicate results similar to what
https://reviews.llvm.org/D48687
fixed, by with paths differing because of symlinks instead of dot-dots.
Repository:
rC Clang
https://reviews.llvm.org/D51159
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