1 files changed, 32 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/tar.c b/tar.c
index c6a2a6627..463cc50c7 100644
--- a/tar.c
+++ b/tar.c
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ extern int tar_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                                 if (excludeList[excludeListSize] == NULL)
                                                         error_msg_and_die( "Option requires an argument: No file specified\n");
                                                 /* Remove leading "/"s */
-                                                if (*excludeList[excludeListSize] =='/')
-                                                        excludeList[excludeListSize] = (excludeList[excludeListSize])+1;
+                                                while (*excludeList[excludeListSize] =='/')
+                                                        excludeList[excludeListSize]++;
                                                 /* Tack a NULL onto the end of the list */
                                                 excludeList[++excludeListSize] = NULL;
                                                 stopIt=TRUE;
@@ -940,43 +940,12 @@ writeTarHeader(struct TarBallInfo *tbInfo, const char *fileName, struct stat *st
 {
         long chksum=0;
         struct TarHeader header;
-#if defined BB_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
-        char** tmpList;
-#endif
         const unsigned char *cp = (const unsigned char *) &header;
         ssize_t size = sizeof(struct TarHeader);
                 
         memset( &header, 0, size);
 
-        if (*fileName=='/') {
-                static int alreadyWarned=FALSE;
-                if (alreadyWarned==FALSE) {
-                        error_msg("Removing leading '/' from member names\n");
-                        alreadyWarned=TRUE;
-                }
-                strncpy(header.name, fileName+1, sizeof(header.name)); 
-        }
-        else {
-                strncpy(header.name, fileName, sizeof(header.name)); 
-        }
-
-#if defined BB_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
-        /* Check for excluded files....  */
-        for (tmpList=tbInfo->excludeList; tmpList && *tmpList; tmpList++) {
-                /* Do some extra hoop jumping for when directory names
-                 * end in '/' but the entry in tmpList doesn't */
-                if (strncmp( *tmpList, header.name, strlen(*tmpList))==0 || (
-                                        header.name[strlen(header.name)-1]=='/'
-                                        && strncmp( *tmpList, header.name, 
-                                                MIN(strlen(header.name)-1, strlen(*tmpList)))==0)) {
-                        /* Set the mode to something that is not a regular file, thereby
-                         * faking out writeTarFile into thinking that nothing further need
-                         * be done for this file.  Yes, I know this is ugly, but it works. */
-                        statbuf->st_mode = 0;
-                        return( TRUE);
-                }
-        }
-#endif
+        strncpy(header.name, fileName, sizeof(header.name)); 
 
         putOctal(header.mode, sizeof(header.mode), statbuf->st_mode);
         putOctal(header.uid, sizeof(header.uid), statbuf->st_uid);
@@ -1065,6 +1034,9 @@ writeTarHeader(struct TarBallInfo *tbInfo, const char *fileName, struct stat *st
 static int writeFileToTarball(const char *fileName, struct stat *statbuf, void* userData)
 {
         struct TarBallInfo *tbInfo = (struct TarBallInfo *)userData;
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
+        char** tmpList;
+#endif
 
         /*
         ** Check to see if we are dealing with a hard link.
@@ -1097,11 +1069,37 @@ static int writeFileToTarball(const char *fileName, struct stat *statbuf, void*
                 return( TRUE);
         }
 
+        while (fileName[0] == '/') {
+                static int alreadyWarned=FALSE;
+                if (alreadyWarned==FALSE) {
+                        error_msg("Removing leading '/' from member names\n");
+                        alreadyWarned=TRUE;
+                }
+                fileName++;
+        }
+
         if (strlen(fileName) >= NAME_SIZE) {
                 error_msg(name_longer_than_foo, NAME_SIZE);
                 return ( TRUE);
         }
 
+        if (fileName[0] == '\0')
+                return TRUE;
+
+#if defined BB_FEATURE_TAR_EXCLUDE
+        /* Check for excluded files....  */
+        for (tmpList=tbInfo->excludeList; tmpList && *tmpList; tmpList++) {
+                /* Do some extra hoop jumping for when directory names
+                 * end in '/' but the entry in tmpList doesn't */
+                if (strncmp( *tmpList, fileName, strlen(*tmpList))==0 || (
+                                        fileName[strlen(fileName)-1]=='/'
+                                        && strncmp( *tmpList, fileName, 
+                                                MIN(strlen(fileName)-1, strlen(*tmpList)))==0)) {
+                        return SKIP;
+                }
+        }
+#endif
+
         if (writeTarHeader(tbInfo, fileName, statbuf)==FALSE) {
                 return( FALSE);
         }