Merge branch 'nd/lift-path-max'

* nd/lift-path-max:
  checkout_entry(): clarify the use of topath[] parameter
  entry.c: convert checkout_entry to use strbuf

Author: gitster

builtin/checkout-index.c

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 static int line_termination = '\n';
 static int checkout_stage; /* default to checkout stage0 */
 static int to_tempfile;
-static char topath[4][PATH_MAX + 1];
+static char topath[4][TEMPORARY_FILENAME_LENGTH + 1];
 
 static struct checkout state;
 

cache.h

@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ struct checkout {
 		 refresh_cache:1;
 };
 
+#define TEMPORARY_FILENAME_LENGTH 25
 extern int checkout_entry(struct cache_entry *ce, const struct checkout *state, char *topath);
 
 struct cache_def {

entry.c

@@ -234,19 +234,30 @@ static int check_path(const char *path, int len, struct stat *st, int skiplen)
 	return lstat(path, st);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Write the contents from ce out to the working tree.
+ *
+ * When topath[] is not NULL, instead of writing to the working tree
+ * file named by ce, a temporary file is created by this function and
+ * its name is returned in topath[], which must be able to hold at
+ * least TEMPORARY_FILENAME_LENGTH bytes long.
+ */
 int checkout_entry(struct cache_entry *ce,
 		   const struct checkout *state, char *topath)
 {
-	static char path[PATH_MAX + 1];
+	static struct strbuf path_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	char *path;
 	struct stat st;
-	int len = state->base_dir_len;
+	int len;
 
 	if (topath)
 		return write_entry(ce, topath, state, 1);
 
-	memcpy(path, state->base_dir, len);
-	strcpy(path + len, ce->name);
-	len += ce_namelen(ce);
+	strbuf_reset(&path_buf);
+	strbuf_add(&path_buf, state->base_dir, state->base_dir_len);
+	strbuf_add(&path_buf, ce->name, ce_namelen(ce));
+	path = path_buf.buf;
+	len = path_buf.len;
 
 	if (!check_path(path, len, &st, state->base_dir_len)) {
 		unsigned changed = ce_match_stat(ce, &st, CE_MATCH_IGNORE_VALID|CE_MATCH_IGNORE_SKIP_WORKTREE);