Release 1.8.0

Also check nlink on Unix only
and test if something is a symlink

.travis.yml

@@ -6,21 +6,20 @@ env:
   - LUA="lua 5.1"
   - LUA="lua 5.2"
   - LUA="lua 5.3"
-  - LUA="luajit 2.0"
+  - LUA="luajit 2.1"
 
 before_install:
   - pip install --user cpp-coveralls hererocks
   - hererocks env --$LUA --luarocks latest
   - export PATH="$PWD/env/bin:$PATH"
-  - luarocks install Lua-cURL --server=https://luarocks.org/dev
   - luarocks install lua-path 
-  - luarocks install lua-cjson 
+  - luarocks install dkjson
   - luarocks install luacov
-  # install luacov-coveralls, but avoids installing luafilesystem
+  # install luacov-coveralls, but avoid installing luafilesystem
   - luarocks install luacov-coveralls --server=https://luarocks.org/dev --deps-mode=none
 
 install:
-  - luarocks make rockspecs/luafilesystem-cvs-3.rockspec CFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs" LIBFLAG="-shared --coverage"
+  - luarocks make CFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs" LIBFLAG="-shared --coverage"
 
 script:
   - lua -lluacov tests/test.lua

Makefile

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ OBJS= src/$T.o
 lib: src/lfs.so
 
 src/lfs.so: $(OBJS)
-	MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="10.3"; export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET; $(CC) $(LIB_OPTION) -o src/lfs.so $(OBJS)
+	MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET); export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET; $(CC) $(LIB_OPTION) -o src/lfs.so $(OBJS)
 
 test: lib
 	LUA_CPATH=./src/?.so lua tests/test.lua
 
 install:
-	mkdir -p $(LUA_LIBDIR)
-	cp src/lfs.so $(LUA_LIBDIR)
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(LUA_LIBDIR)
+	cp src/lfs.so $(DESTDIR)$(LUA_LIBDIR)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f src/lfs.so $(OBJS)

README.md

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-[![Licence](http://img.shields.io/badge/Licence-MIT-brightgreen.svg)](LICENCE.txt)
+[![License](http://img.shields.io/badge/Licence-MIT-brightgreen.svg)](LICENSE)
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/keplerproject/luafilesystem.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/keplerproject/luafilesystem)
 [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/y04s4ms7u16trw8e?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/ignacio/luafilesystem)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/keplerproject/luafilesystem/badge.png)](https://coveralls.io/r/keplerproject/luafilesystem)
 
 # LuaFileSystem - File System Library for Lua
-Copyright 2003-2016 Kepler Project
 
-http://keplerproject.github.io/luafilesystem
+Copyright 2003-2020 Kepler Project
+
+https://keplerproject.github.io/luafilesystem
 
 # Description
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of functions
 related to file systems offered by the standard Lua distribution.
 
 LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-LuaFileSystem is free software and uses the same license as Lua 5.1
+LuaFileSystem is free software and uses the same license as Lua 5.x (MIT).
 
 # LuaRocks Installation
 

appveyor.yml

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ environment:
   - LUA: "lua 5.1"
   - LUA: "lua 5.2 --compat none"
   - LUA: "lua 5.3 --compat none"
-  - LUA: "luajit 2.0"
   - LUA: "luajit 2.1"
 
 # Abuse this section so we can have a matrix with different Compiler versions
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ before_build:
 - echo "Installing external deps"
 
 build_script:
-- luarocks make rockspecs/luafilesystem-cvs-3.rockspec
+- luarocks make
 
 before_test:
 

config

@@ -3,21 +3,25 @@
 # Default installation prefix
 PREFIX=/usr/local
 
+LUA_VERSION = 5.1
+
 # System's libraries directory (where binary libraries are installed)
-LUA_LIBDIR= $(PREFIX)/lib/lua/5.1
+LUA_LIBDIR= $(PREFIX)/lib/lua/$(LUA_VERSION)
 
 # Lua includes directory
-LUA_INC= $(PREFIX)/include
+LUA_INC += -I$(PREFIX)/include
+LUA_INC += -I/usr/include/lua$(LUA_VERSION) -I/usr/include/lua/$(LUA_VERSION)
 
 # OS dependent
 LIB_OPTION= -shared #for Linux
 #LIB_OPTION= -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup #for MacOS X
 
-LIBNAME= $T.so.$V
+# Minimum runtime OS version on macOS
+MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET= 10.5
 
 # Compilation directives
 WARN= -O2 -Wall -fPIC -W -Waggregate-return -Wcast-align -Wmissing-prototypes -Wnested-externs -Wshadow -Wwrite-strings -pedantic
-INCS= -I$(LUA_INC)
+INCS= $(LUA_INC)
 CFLAGS= $(WARN) $(INCS)
 CC= gcc
 

config.win

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
+LUA_VERSION= 5.1
+
 # Installation directories
 # System's libraries directory (where binary libraries are installed)
-LUA_LIBDIR= "c:\lua5.1"
+LUA_LIBDIR= "c:\lua$(LUA_VERSION)"
 
 # Lua includes directory
-LUA_INC= "c:\lua5.1\include"
+LUA_INC= "c:\lua$(LUA_VERSION)\include"
 
 # Lua library
-LUA_LIB= "c:\lua5.1\lua5.1.lib"
-
-LIBNAME= $T.dll
+LUA_LIB= "c:\lua$(LUA_VERSION)\lua$(LUA_VERSION).lib"
 
 # Compilation directives
 WARN= /O2

doc/us/doc.css

@@ -1,182 +1,179 @@
 body { 
-    margin-left: 1em; 
-    margin-right: 1em; 
-    font-family: arial, helvetica, geneva, sans-serif;
-    background-color:#ffffff; margin:0px;
+    color: #47555c;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    background: #eff4ff;
+}
+
+a:link { color: #008fee; }
+a:visited { color: #008fee; }
+a:hover { color: #22a7ff; }
+
+h1 { font-size:26px; }
+h2 { font-size:24px; }
+h3 { font-size:18px; }
+h4 { font-size:16px; }
+
+hr {
+    height: 1px;
+    background: #c1cce4;
+    border: 0px;
+    margin: 20px 0;
 }
 
 code {
-    font-family: "Andale Mono", monospace; 
+    font-family: "Open Sans Mono", "Andale Mono", monospace; 
 }
 
 tt {
-    font-family: "Andale Mono", monospace; 
+    font-family: "Open Sans Mono", "Andale Mono", monospace; 
 }
 
-body, td, th { font-size: 11pt; }
-
-h1, h2, h3, h4 { margin-left: 0em; }
-
-textarea, pre, tt { font-size:10pt; }
-body, td, th { color:#000000; }
-small { font-size:0.85em; }
-h1 { font-size:1.5em; }
-h2 { font-size:1.25em; }
-h3 { font-size:1.15em; }
-h4 { font-size:1.06em; }
-
-a:link { font-weight:bold; color: #004080; text-decoration: none; }
-a:visited { font-weight:bold; color: #006699; text-decoration: none; }
-a:link:hover { text-decoration:underline; }
-hr { color:#cccccc }
-img { border-width: 0px; }
-
-h3 { padding-top: 1em; }
-
-p { margin-left: 1em; }
-
-p.name { 
-    font-family: "Andale Mono", monospace; 
-    padding-top: 1em;
-    margin-left: 0em; 
+body, td, th {
 }
 
-blockquote { margin-left: 3em; }
+textarea, pre, tt {
+    font-family: "Open Sans Mono", "Andale Mono", monospace; 
+}
+
+img {
+    border-width: 0px;
+}
 
 .example {
-    background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);
-    border-top-width: 1px;
-    border-right-width: 1px;
-    border-bottom-width: 1px;
-    border-left-width: 1px;
-    border-top-style: solid;
-    border-right-style: solid;
-    border-bottom-style: solid;
-    border-left-style: solid;
-    border-top-color: silver;
-    border-right-color: silver;
-    border-bottom-color: silver;
-    border-left-color: silver;
-    padding: 1em;
-    margin-left: 1em;
-    margin-right: 1em;
-    font-family: "Andale Mono", monospace; 
-    font-size: smaller;
+    background-color: #323744;
+    color: white;
+    font-size: 16px;
+    padding: 16px 24px;
+    border-radius: 2px;
 }
 
-hr { 
-    margin-left: 0em;
-    background: #00007f; 
-    border: 0px;
-    height: 1px;
+div.header, div.footer {
 }
 
-ul { list-style-type: disc; }
+#container {
+}
 
-table.index { border: 1px #00007f; }
-table.index td { text-align: left; vertical-align: top; }
-table.index ul { padding-top: 0em; margin-top: 0em; }
+#product {
+    background-color: white;
+    padding: 10px;
+    height: 130px;
+    border-bottom: solid #d3dbec 1px;
+}
 
-table {
-    border: 1px solid black;
-    border-collapse: collapse;
+#product big {
+    font-size: 42px;
+}
+#product strong {
+    font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+#product_logo {
+    float: right;
+}
+
+#product_name {
+    padding-top: 15px;
+    padding-left: 30px;
+    font-size: 42px;
+    font-weight: normal;
+}
+
+#product_description {
+    padding-left: 30px;
+    color: #757779;
+}
+
+#main {
+    background: #eff4ff;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+#navigation {
+    width: 100%;
+    background-color: rgb(44,62,103);
+    padding: 10px;
+    margin: 0;
+}
+
+#navigation h1 {
+    display: none;
+}
+
+#navigation a:hover {
+    text-decoration: underline;
+}
+
+#navigation ul li a {
+    color: rgb(136, 208, 255);
+    font-weight: bold;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+#navigation ul li li a {
+    color: rgb(136, 208, 255);
+    font-weight: normal;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+#navigation ul {
+    display: inline;
+    color: white;
+    padding: 0px;
+    padding-top: 10px;
+    padding-bottom: 10px;
+}
+
+#navigation li {
+    display: inline;
+    list-style-type: none;
+    padding-left: 5px;
+    padding-right: 5px;
+}
+
+#navigation li {
+    padding: 10px;
+    padding: 10px;
+}
+
+#navigation li li {
+}
+
+#navigation li:hover a {
+    color: rgb(166, 238, 255);
+}
+
+#content {
+    padding: 20px;
+    width: 800px;
     margin-left: auto;
     margin-right: auto;
 }
 
-th {
-    border: 1px solid black;
-    padding: 0.5em;
-}
-
-td {
-    border: 1px solid black;
-    padding: 0.5em;
-}
-div.header, div.footer { margin-left: 0em; }
-
-#container {
-    margin-left: 1em;
-    margin-right: 1em;
-    background-color: #f0f0f0;
-}
-
-#product {
-    text-align: center;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #cccccc;
-    background-color: #ffffff;
-}
-
-#product big {
-    font-size: 2em;
-}
-
-#product_logo {
-}
-
-#product_name {
-}
-
-#product_description {
-}
-
-#main {
-    background-color: #f0f0f0;
-    border-left: 2px solid #cccccc;
-}
-
-#navigation {
-    float: left;
-    width: 12em;
-    margin: 0;
-    vertical-align: top;
-    background-color: #f0f0f0;
-    overflow:visible;
-}
-
-#navigation h1 {
-    background-color:#e7e7e7;
-    font-size:1.1em;
-    color:#000000;
-    text-align:left;
-    margin:0px;
-    padding:0.2em;
-    border-top:1px solid #dddddd;
-    border-bottom:1px solid #dddddd;
-}
-
-#navigation ul {
-    font-size:1em;
-    list-style-type: none;
-    padding: 0;
-    margin: 1px;
-}
-
-#navigation li {
-    text-indent: -1em;
-    margin: 0em 0em 0em 0.5em;
-    display: block;
-    padding: 3px 0px 0px 12px;
-}
-
-#navigation li li a {
-    padding: 0px 3px 0px -1em;
-}
-
-#content {
-    margin-left: 12em;
-    padding: 1em;
-    border-left: 2px solid #cccccc;
-    border-right: 2px solid #cccccc;
-    background-color: #ffffff;
-}
-
 #about {
-    clear: both;
-    margin: 0;
+    display: none;
+}
+
+dl.reference {
+    background-color: white;
+    padding: 20px;
+    border: solid #d3dbec 1px;
+}
+
+dl.reference dt {
     padding: 5px;
-    border-top: 2px solid #cccccc;
-    background-color: #ffffff;
+    padding-top: 25px;
+    color: #637bbc;
+}
+
+dl.reference dl dt {
+    padding-top: 5px;
+    color: #637383;
+}
+
+dl.reference dd {
 }
 
 @media print {

doc/us/index.html

@@ -70,17 +70,39 @@ the underlying directory structure and file attributes.</p>
 
 <h2><a name="status"></a>Status</h2>
 
-<p>Current version is 1.6.3. It works with Lua 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3.</p>
+<p>Current version is 1.8.0. It works with Lua 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4, and it runs on various
+flavors of Unix (including Linux, BSDs, macOS) and Windows.</p>
 
 <h2><a name="download"></a>Download</h2>
 
-<p>LuaFileSystem source can be downloaded from its
-<a href="http://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem">Github</a>
-page.</p>
+<p>LuaFileSystem can be installed using <a href="https://luarocks.org">LuaRocks</a>:
+
+<pre class="example">
+$ luarocks install luafilesystem
+</pre>
+
+<p>Its source can be found at its <a href="http://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem">Github</a> page.</p>
 
 <h2><a name="history"></a>History</h2>
 
 <dl class="history">
+    <dt><strong>Version 1.8.0</strong> [22/Apr/2020]</dt>
+    <dd><ul>
+        <li>Lua 5.4 support</li>
+        <li>lfs.link and lfs.symlinkattributes now work on Windows</li>
+        <li>MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET is configurable in the Makefile</li>
+        <li>Fallback to _POSIX_PATH_MAX when MAXPATHLEN is not avaliable</li>
+        <li>Fixed memory leak in case of realloc failure</li>
+    </ul></dd>
+
+    <dt><strong>Version 1.7.0</strong> [15/Sep/2017]</dt>
+    <dd><ul>
+        <li>symlinkattributes function now provides 'target' field, containing name of the file that the symlink points to.</li>
+        <li>attributes, symlinkattributes, touch, mkdir, and rmdir functions now return system-dependent error code as the third value on error.</li>
+        <li>Fixed detection of closed files for Lua 5.2+ in setmode, lock, and unlock functions.</li>
+        <li>Fixed various compiler warnings.</li>
+    </ul></dd>
+
 	<dt><strong>Version 1.6.3</strong> [15/Jan/2015]</dt>
 	<dd><ul>
         <li>Lua 5.3 support.</li>

doc/us/license.html

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Ierusalimschy, André Carregal and Tomás Guisasola.
 The implementation is not derived from licensed software.</p>
 
 <hr/>
-<p>Copyright &copy; 2003 Kepler Project.</p>
+<p>Copyright &copy; 2003 - 2020 Kepler Project.</p>
 
 <p>Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation

doc/us/manual.html

@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ LuaFileSystem offers the following functions:
 </p>
 
 <dl class="reference">
-    <dt><a name="attributes"></a><strong><code>lfs.attributes (filepath [, aname | atable])</code></strong></dt>
+    <dt><a name="attributes"></a><strong><code>lfs.attributes (filepath [, request_name | result_table])</code></strong></dt>
     <dd>Returns a table with the file attributes corresponding to
-    <code>filepath</code> (or <code>nil</code> followed by an error message
+    <code>filepath</code> (or <code>nil</code> followed by an error message and a system-dependent error code
     in case of error).
     If the second optional argument is given and is a string, then only the value of the
     named attribute is returned (this use is equivalent to
-    <code>lfs.attributes(filepath)[aname]</code>, but the table is not created
+    <code>lfs.attributes(filepath)[request_name]</code>, but the table is not created
     and only one attribute is retrieved from the O.S.).
-    if a table is passed as the second argument, it is filled with attributes and returned instead of a new table.
+    if a table is passed as the second argument, it (<code>result_table</code>) is filled with attributes and returned instead of a new table.
     The attributes are described as follows;
     attribute <code>mode</code> is a string, all the others are numbers,
     and the time related attributes use the same time reference of
@@ -222,14 +222,14 @@ LuaFileSystem offers the following functions:
     <dt><a name="mkdir"></a><strong><code>lfs.mkdir (dirname)</code></strong></dt>
     <dd>Creates a new directory. The argument is the name of the new
     directory.<br />
-    Returns <code>true</code> if the operation was successful;
-    in case of error, it returns <code>nil</code> plus an error string.
+    Returns <code>true</code> in case of success or <code>nil</code>, an error message and
+    a system-dependent error code in case of error.
     </dd>
     
     <dt><a name="rmdir"></a><strong><code>lfs.rmdir (dirname)</code></strong></dt>
     <dd>Removes an existing directory. The argument is the name of the directory.<br />
-    Returns <code>true</code> if the operation was successful;
-    in case of error, it returns <code>nil</code> plus an error string.</dd>
+    Returns <code>true</code> in case of success or <code>nil</code>, an error message and
+    a system-dependent error code in case of error.
 
     <dt><a name="setmode"></a><strong><code>lfs.setmode (file, mode)</code></strong></dt>
     <dd>Sets the writing mode for a file. The mode string can be either <code>"binary"</code> or <code>"text"</code>.
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ LuaFileSystem offers the following functions:
     setting the mode has no effect, and the mode is always returned as <code>binary</code>.
     </dd>
     
-    <dt><a name="symlinkattributes"></a><strong><code>lfs.symlinkattributes (filepath [, aname])</code></strong></dt>
+    <dt><a name="symlinkattributes"></a><strong><code>lfs.symlinkattributes (filepath [, request_name])</code></strong></dt>
     <dd>Identical to <a href="#attributes">lfs.attributes</a> except that
     it obtains information about the link itself (not the file it refers to).
     It also adds a <strong><code>target</code></strong> field, containing
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ LuaFileSystem offers the following functions:
     Lua standard function <code>os.time</code>).
     If the modification time is omitted, the access time provided is used;
     if both times are omitted, the current time is used.<br />
-    Returns <code>true</code> if the operation was successful;
-    in case of error, it returns <code>nil</code> plus an error string.
+    Returns <code>true</code> in case of success or <code>nil</code>, an error message and
+    a system-dependent error code in case of error.
     </dd>
     
     <dt><a name="unlock"></a><strong><code>lfs.unlock (filehandle[, start[, length]])</code></strong></dt>

luafilesystem-scm-1.rockspec

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-version = "1.6.3-1"
+package = "luafilesystem"
+version = "scm-1"
 source = {
-   url = "git://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem",
-   tag = "v_1_6_3",
+   url = "git://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem"
 }
 description = {
    summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ description = {
       distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
       underlying directory structure and file attributes.
    ]],
-   license = "MIT/X11",
+   license = "MIT/X11"
 }
 dependencies = {
    "lua >= 5.1"
@@ -23,6 +22,7 @@ build = {
       lfs = "src/lfs.c"
    },
    copy_directories = {
-      "doc", "tests"
+      "doc",
+      "tests"
    }
 }

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.3.0-1.rockspec

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-version = "1.3.0-1"
-source = {
-   url = "http://luaforge.net/frs/download.php/2679/luafilesystem-1.3.0.tar.gz"
-}
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-build = {
-   type = "make",
-   build_variables = {
-      LUA_INC = "$(LUA_INCDIR)",
-      LIB_OPTION = "$(LIBFLAG)"
-   },
-   install_variables = {
-      LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)"
-   }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.4.0-1.rockspec

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-version = "1.4.0-1"
-source = {
-   url = "http://luaforge.net/frs/download.php/3158/luafilesystem-1.4.0.tar.gz"
-}
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-build = {
-   type = "make",
-   build_variables = {
-      LUA_INC = "$(LUA_INCDIR)",
-      LIB_OPTION = "$(LIBFLAG)"
-   },
-   install_variables = {
-      LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)"
-   }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.4.0-2.rockspec

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-version = "1.4.0-2"
-source = {
-   url = "http://luaforge.net/frs/download.php/3158/luafilesystem-1.4.0.tar.gz"
-}
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-build = {
-   platforms = {
-     unix = {
-        type = "make",
-       	build_variables = {
-         LIB_OPTION = "$(LIBFLAG)",
-         CFLAGS = "$(CFLAGS) -I$(LUA_INCDIR)",
-       	},
-       	install_variables = {
-         LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)"
-       	}
-     },
-     win32 = {
-        type = "make",
-       	build_variables = {
-         LUA_LIB = "$(LUA_LIBDIR)\\lua5.1.lib",
-         CFLAGS = "/MD $(CFLAGS) /I$(LUA_INCDIR)",
-       	},
-       	install_variables = {
-         LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)",
-         LUA_DIR = "$(LUADIR)",
-	 	 BIN_DIR = "$(BINDIR)"
-       	}
-     }
-  }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.4.1-1.rockspec

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-version = "1.4.1-1"
-source = {
-   url = "http://luaforge.net/frs/download.php/3345/luafilesystem-1.4.1.tar.gz",
-}
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-build = {
-   platforms = {
-     unix = {
-        type = "make",
-       	build_variables = {
-         LIB_OPTION = "$(LIBFLAG)",
-         CFLAGS = "$(CFLAGS) -I$(LUA_INCDIR) $(STAT64)",
-       	},
-       	install_variables = {
-         LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)"
-       	}
-     },
-     win32 = {
-        type = "make",
-       	build_variables = {
-         LUA_LIB = "$(LUA_LIBDIR)\\lua5.1.lib",
-         CFLAGS = "/MD $(CFLAGS) /I$(LUA_INCDIR)",
-       	},
-       	install_variables = {
-         LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)",
-         LUA_DIR = "$(LUADIR)",
-	 	 BIN_DIR = "$(BINDIR)"
-       	}
-     }
-  }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.4.1rc1-1.rockspec

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-version = "1.4.1rc1-1"
-source = {
-   url = "http://luafilesystem.luaforge.net/luafilesystem-1.4.1rc1.tar.gz",
-}
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-build = {
-   platforms = {
-     unix = {
-        type = "make",
-       	build_variables = {
-         LIB_OPTION = "$(LIBFLAG)",
-         CFLAGS = "$(CFLAGS) -I$(LUA_INCDIR) $(STAT64)",
-       	},
-       	install_variables = {
-         LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)"
-       	}
-     },
-     win32 = {
-        type = "make",
-       	build_variables = {
-         LUA_LIB = "$(LUA_LIBDIR)\\lua5.1.lib",
-         CFLAGS = "/MD $(CFLAGS) /I$(LUA_INCDIR)",
-       	},
-       	install_variables = {
-         LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)",
-         LUA_DIR = "$(LUADIR)",
-	 	 BIN_DIR = "$(BINDIR)"
-       	}
-     }
-  }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.4.2-1.rockspec

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-
-version = "1.4.2-1"
-
-source = {
-   url = "http://luaforge.net/frs/download.php/3931/luafilesystem-1.4.2.tar.gz",
-}
-
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-
-build = {
-   type = "module",
-   modules = { lfs = "src/lfs.c" }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.5.0-1.rockspec

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-
-version = "1.5.0-1"
-
-source = {
-   url = "http://cloud.github.com/downloads/keplerproject/luafilesystem/luafilesystem-1.5.0.tar.gz",
-}
-
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-
-build = {
-   type = "module",
-   modules = { lfs = "src/lfs.c" },
-   copy_directories = { "doc", "tests" }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.6.0-1.rockspec

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-
-version = "1.6.0-1"
-
-source = {
-   url = "https://github.com/downloads/keplerproject/luafilesystem/luafilesystem-1.6.0.tar.gz",
-}
-
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-
-build = {
-   type = "builtin",
-   modules = { lfs = "src/lfs.c" },
-   copy_directories = { "doc", "tests" }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.6.1-1.rockspec

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-
-version = "1.6.1-1"
-
-source = {
-   url = "https://github.com/downloads/keplerproject/luafilesystem/luafilesystem-1.6.1.tar.gz",
-}
-
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-
-build = {
-   type = "builtin",
-   modules = { lfs = "src/lfs.c" },
-   copy_directories = { "doc", "tests" }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-1.6.2-1.rockspec

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-
-version = "1.6.2-1"
-
-source = {
-   url = "https://github.com/downloads/keplerproject/luafilesystem/luafilesystem-1.6.2.tar.gz",
-}
-
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-
-build = {
-   type = "builtin",
-   modules = { lfs = "src/lfs.c" },
-   copy_directories = { "doc", "tests" }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-cvs-1.rockspec

@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-version = "cvs-1"
-source = {
-   url = "cvs://:pserver:anonymous:@cvs.luaforge.net:/cvsroot/luafilesystem",
-   cvs_tag = "HEAD"
-}
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-build = {
-   platforms = {
-     unix = {
-        type = "make",
-       	build_variables = {
-         LIB_OPTION = "$(LIBFLAG)",
-         CFLAGS = "$(CFLAGS) -I$(LUA_INCDIR)",
-       	},
-       	install_variables = {
-         LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)"
-       	}
-     },
-     win32 = {
-        type = "make",
-       	build_variables = {
-         LUA_LIB = "$(LUA_LIBDIR)\\lua5.1.lib",
-         CFLAGS = "$(CFLAGS) /I$(LUA_INCDIR)",
-       	},
-       	install_variables = {
-         LUA_LIBDIR = "$(LIBDIR)",
-         LUA_DIR = "$(LUADIR)",
-	 BIN_DIR = "$(BINDIR)"
-       	}
-     }
-  }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-cvs-2.rockspec

@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-
-version = "cvs-2"
-
-source = {
-   url = "git://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem.git",
-}
-
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1"
-}
-
-build = {
-   type = "module",
-   modules = { lfs = "src/lfs.c" }
-}

rockspecs/luafilesystem-cvs-3.rockspec

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-package = "LuaFileSystem"
-
-version = "cvs-3"
-
-source = {
-   url = "git://github.com/keplerproject/luafilesystem.git",
-}
-
-description = {
-   summary = "File System Library for the Lua Programming Language",
-   detailed = [[
-      LuaFileSystem is a Lua library developed to complement the set of
-      functions related to file systems offered by the standard Lua
-      distribution. LuaFileSystem offers a portable way to access the
-      underlying directory structure and file attributes.
-   ]]
-}
-
-dependencies = {
-   "lua >= 5.1, < 5.4"
-}
-
-build = {
-   type = "builtin",
-   modules = { lfs = "src/lfs.c" },
-   copy_directories = { "doc", "tests" }
-}

src/lfs.def

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 LIBRARY lfs.dll
-VERSION 1.6
+VERSION 1.8
 EXPORTS
 luaopen_lfs

src/lfs.h

@@ -1,33 +1,34 @@
 /*
 ** LuaFileSystem
-** Copyright Kepler Project 2003 - 2016 (http://keplerproject.github.io/luafilesystem)
+** Copyright Kepler Project 2003 - 2020
+** (http://keplerproject.github.io/luafilesystem)
 */
 
 /* Define 'chdir' for systems that do not implement it */
 #ifdef NO_CHDIR
-  #define chdir(p)	(-1)
-  #define chdir_error	"Function 'chdir' not provided by system"
+#define chdir(p)	(-1)
+#define chdir_error	"Function 'chdir' not provided by system"
 #else
-  #define chdir_error	strerror(errno)
+#define chdir_error	strerror(errno)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
-  #define chdir(p) (_chdir(p))
-  #define getcwd(d, s) (_getcwd(d, s))
-  #define rmdir(p) (_rmdir(p))
-  #define LFS_EXPORT __declspec (dllexport)
-  #ifndef fileno
-    #define fileno(f) (_fileno(f))
-  #endif
+#define chdir(p) (_chdir(p))
+#define getcwd(d, s) (_getcwd(d, s))
+#define rmdir(p) (_rmdir(p))
+#define LFS_EXPORT __declspec (dllexport)
+#ifndef fileno
+#define fileno(f) (_fileno(f))
+#endif
 #else
-  #define LFS_EXPORT
+#define LFS_EXPORT
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-LFS_EXPORT  int luaopen_lfs (lua_State *L);
+  LFS_EXPORT int luaopen_lfs(lua_State * L);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }

tests/test.lua

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ local tmp = "/tmp"
 local sep = string.match (package.config, "[^\n]+")
 local upper = ".."
 
+local is_unix = package.config:sub(1,1) == "/"
+
 local lfs = require"lfs"
 print (lfs._VERSION)
 
@@ -60,6 +62,8 @@ if not attrib then
         error ("could not get attributes of file `"..tmpdir.."':\n"..errmsg)
 end
 local f = io.open(tmpfile, "w")
+local data = "hello, file!"
+f:write(data)
 f:close()
 
 io.write(".")
@@ -87,14 +91,42 @@ assert (new_att.modification == testdate1, "could not set modification time")
 io.write(".")
 io.flush()
 
--- Checking link (does not work on Windows)
 if lfs.link (tmpfile, "_a_link_for_test_", true) then
   assert (lfs.attributes"_a_link_for_test_".mode == "file")
   assert (lfs.symlinkattributes"_a_link_for_test_".mode == "link")
   assert (lfs.symlinkattributes"_a_link_for_test_".target == tmpfile)
   assert (lfs.symlinkattributes("_a_link_for_test_", "target") == tmpfile)
+  
+  assert (lfs.symlinkattributes(tmpfile).mode == "file")
+  
   assert (lfs.link (tmpfile, "_a_hard_link_for_test_"))
-  assert (lfs.attributes (tmpfile, "nlink") == 2)
+  assert (lfs.symlinkattributes"_a_hard_link_for_test_".mode == "file")
+  
+  local fd = io.open(tmpfile)
+  assert(fd:read("*a") == data)
+  fd:close()
+
+  fd = io.open("_a_link_for_test_")
+  assert(fd:read("*a") == data)
+  fd:close()
+
+  fd = io.open("_a_hard_link_for_test_")
+  assert(fd:read("*a") == data)
+  fd:close()
+
+  fd = io.open("_a_hard_link_for_test_", "w+")
+  local data2 = "write in hard link"
+  fd:write(data2)
+  fd:close()
+
+  fd = io.open(tmpfile)
+  assert(fd:read("*a") == data2)
+  fd:close()
+
+  if is_unix then
+    assert (lfs.attributes (tmpfile, "nlink") == 2)
+  end
+
   assert (os.remove"_a_link_for_test_")
   assert (os.remove"_a_hard_link_for_test_")
 end
@@ -152,7 +184,10 @@ io.write(".")
 io.flush()
 
 -- Trying to get attributes of a non-existent file
-assert (lfs.attributes ("this couldn't be an actual file") == nil, "could get attributes of a non-existent file")
+local attr_ok, err, errno = lfs.attributes("this couldn't be an actual file")
+assert(attr_ok == nil, "could get attributes of a non-existent file")
+assert(type(err) == "string", "failed lfs.attributes did not return an error message")
+assert(type(errno) == "number", "failed lfs.attributes did not return error code")
 assert (type(lfs.attributes (upper)) == "table", "couldn't get attributes of upper directory")
 
 io.write(".")