// Git doesn't track empty directories, so this method
// fills them all with a hidden empty file.
//
// It also prevents git repositories from becoming
// git submodules by renaming the .git/HEAD file
private void PrepareDirectories(string path)
{
try {
foreach (string child_path in Directory.GetDirectories(path))
{
if (SparkleHelpers.IsSymlink(child_path))
{
continue;
}
if (child_path.EndsWith(".git"))
{
if (child_path.Equals(Path.Combine(LocalPath, ".git")))
{
continue;
}
string HEAD_file_path = Path.Combine(child_path, "HEAD");
if (File.Exists(HEAD_file_path))
{
File.Move(HEAD_file_path, HEAD_file_path + ".backup");
SparkleHelpers.DebugInfo("Git", "[" + Name + "] Renamed " + HEAD_file_path);
}
continue;
}
PrepareDirectories(child_path);
}
if (Directory.GetFiles(path).Length == 0 &&
Directory.GetDirectories(path).Length == 0 &&
!path.Equals(LocalPath))
{
if (!File.Exists(Path.Combine(path, ".empty")))
{
try {
File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(path, ".empty"), "I'm a folder!");
File.SetAttributes(Path.Combine(path, ".empty"), FileAttributes.Hidden);
} catch {
SparkleHelpers.DebugInfo("Git", "[" + Name + "] Failed adding empty folder " + path);
}
}
}
} catch (IOException e) {
SparkleHelpers.DebugInfo("Git", "Failed preparing directory: " + e.Message);
}
}