[bug#32111] [PATCH] daemon: Allow store names to start with a dot.

["Clément Lassieur" <clement@lassieur.org>]

* nix/libstore/store-api.cc (checkStoreName): Disallow only "." and "..".
---
 nix/libstore/store-api.cc | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nix/libstore/store-api.cc b/nix/libstore/store-api.cc
index 9e07c67e9..1618f1745 100644
--- a/nix/libstore/store-api.cc
+++ b/nix/libstore/store-api.cc
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@ string storePathToName(const Path & path)
 void checkStoreName(const string & name)
 {
     string validChars = "+-._?=";
-    /* Disallow names starting with a dot for possible security
-       reasons (e.g., "." and ".."). */
-    if (string(name, 0, 1) == ".")
+    /* Disallow "." and ".." for possible security reasons. */
+    if ((name == ".") || (name == ".."))
         throw Error(format("illegal name: `%1%'") % name);
     foreach (string::const_iterator, i, name)
         if (!((*i >= 'A' && *i <= 'Z') ||
-- 
2.18.0