#19 - cleanup code for resolving symlinks

src/hotload.c

@@ -41,17 +41,16 @@ file_name(const char *file)
  return name;
 }
 
-internal bool
-resolve_symlink(char *file, char **real_path)
+internal char *
+resolve_symlink(char *file)
 {
  struct stat buffer;
  if (lstat(file, &buffer) != 0) {
- return false;
+ return NULL;
  }
 
  if (!S_ISLNK(buffer.st_mode)) {
- *real_path = file;
- return true;
+ return file;
  }
 
  ssize_t size = buffer.st_size + 1;
@@ -60,12 +59,11 @@ resolve_symlink(char *file, char **real_path)
 
  if (read != -1) {
  result[read] = '\0';
- *real_path = result;
- return true;
+ return result;
  }
 
  free(result);
- return false;
+ return NULL;
 }
 
 internal struct watched_file *
@@ -109,16 +107,13 @@ internal FSEVENT_CALLBACK(hotloader_handler)
 void hotloader_add_file(struct hotloader *hotloader, char *file)
 {
  if (!hotloader->enabled) {
- char *real_path;
- bool success = resolve_symlink(file, &real_path);
-
- if (success) {
+ char *real_path = resolve_symlink(file);
+ if (real_path) {
  struct watched_file watch_info;
  watch_info.directory = file_directory(real_path);
  watch_info.filename = file_name(real_path);
 
  if (real_path != file) {
- printf("hotload: symlink resolved, '%s' -> '%s'\n", file, real_path);
  free(real_path);
  }