From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Thomas Glanzmann <thomas@glanzmann.de>
Subject: Re: "git clone" executed as root on solaris 10 shreds UFS (it is
	possible to create hardlinks for directories as root under solaris)
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:45:29 +0200
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Hello,

entry.c line 17:

        static void create_directories(const char *path, const struct checkout *state)
        {
        ...
                        if (mkdir(buf, 0777)) {
=>                              if (errno == EEXIST) {
                                        struct stat st;
=>                                      if (len > state->base_dir_len && state->force && !unlink(buf) && !mkdir(buf, 0777))
                                                continue;
                                        if (!stat(buf, &st) && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
                                                continue; /* ok */
                                }
                                die("cannot create directory at %s", buf);
                        }
        ...

I think here is the problem. I don't understand what the code should do
actually. Or why the directory is deleted and re-created (maybe something todo
with permissions)?

        Thomas