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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py b/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
index e58f657aea..19feb1686f 100644
--- a/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
+++ b/lib/spack/llnl/util/filesystem.py
@@ -347,12 +347,22 @@ def copy_tree(src, dest, symlinks=True, ignore=None, _permissions=False):
else:
tty.debug('Copying {0} to {1}'.format(src, dest))
- mkdirp(dest)
+ abs_src = os.path.abspath(src)
+ if not abs_src.endswith(os.path.sep):
+ abs_src += os.path.sep
+ abs_dest = os.path.abspath(dest)
+ if not abs_dest.endswith(os.path.sep):
+ abs_dest += os.path.sep
+
+ # Stop early to avoid unnecessary recursion if being asked to copy from a
+ # parent directory.
+ if abs_dest.startswith(abs_src):
+ raise ValueError('Cannot copy ancestor directory {0} into {1}'.
+ format(abs_src, abs_dest))
- src = os.path.abspath(src)
- dest = os.path.abspath(dest)
+ mkdirp(dest)
- for s, d in traverse_tree(src, dest, order='pre',
+ for s, d in traverse_tree(abs_src, abs_dest, order='pre',
follow_symlinks=not symlinks,
ignore=ignore,
follow_nonexisting=True):
@@ -361,7 +371,7 @@ def copy_tree(src, dest, symlinks=True, ignore=None, _permissions=False):
if symlinks:
target = os.readlink(s)
if os.path.isabs(target):
- new_target = re.sub(src, dest, target)
+ new_target = re.sub(abs_src, abs_dest, target)
if new_target != target:
tty.debug("Redirecting link {0} to {1}"
.format(target, new_target))