OK, combining suggestions by Gilles and Dominique here is what we could do:
* add a new sttribute for maxSymlinkRecursionDepth (better name appreciated) and make it default to 5 (up for discussion as well). This limits how many times the same symlink can be followed. * Keep a stack of simple directory names (only the file name portion, no leading directory and certainly not the canonical path) that holds the names of all directories traversed so far while doing the traversal. * If the same simple name appears for the MAXth time, check whether that directory is a symlink. If it is, check its canonical name and the canonical names of all other occurances of directories with the same name. If they all point to the same location, ignore the directory. If they point to different locations recurse but revisit things if the same name is encountered for the (MAX + 1)th time and so on. This should address infinite loops and it should avoid getCanonicalPath as much as possible. I first thought it would be enough to check whether the link pointed to a parent directory but it is possible to create inifinte loops with two "cooperating" symlinks where neither link would point to a parent of its own. Does that sound OK? Stefan --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
