moved a few utility functions to konforka and bumped konforka version requirement accordingly

11 files changed, 48 insertions, 236 deletions

diff --git a/components/exception_dev b/components/exception_dev
index d8c84e1..d62f462 100644
--- a/components/exception_dev
+++ b/components/exception_dev
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 %%decl using namespace std;
 <%impl>
  #include <iostream>
  #include <fstream>
  #include <sstream>
  #include <cassert>
  #include <cstdarg>
  #include <stdexcept>
  #include <cxxabi.h>
  #include <sitecing/sitecing_util.h>
  #include <sitecing/util.h>
  #include <sitecing/magic.h>
+ #include <konforka/util.h>
  #include <konforka/exception.h>
 </%impl>
 %%var string message;
 %%var string root_source;
 %%var string root_intermediate;
 %%var string root_so;
 %%var string component;
 %%var int line_number = -1;
 %%var const exception* exception_caught;
 <%code>
  __SCIF->headers.clear();
  __SCIF->out->seekp(0);
@@ -245,35 +246,35 @@
 	string::size_type nd = ln.find_first_not_of("0123456789");
 	if(nd==string::npos) {
 	 try {
 	  error_file = sitecing::strip_prefix(fn,"In file included from ");
 	 }catch(sitecing::utility_no_prefix& unp) {
 	  error_file = fn;
 	 }
 	 error_line = strtol(ln.c_str(),0,10);
 	}
        }
       }
       if((oel>0 && !oef.empty()) && (oel!=error_line || oef!=error_file)) {
-       string ef = "/"+sitecing::combine_path(root_source+component,oef);
+       string ef = "/"+konforka::combine_path(root_source+component,oef);
        report_error(ef,oel,remove_roots(cumulative));
        cumulative.clear(); 
       }
      }
      if(!cumulative.empty())
       cumulative += '\n';
      cumulative += line;
     }
     if(!(cumulative.empty() || error_file.empty() || error_line<0)) {
-     error_file = "/"+sitecing::combine_path(root_source+component,error_file);
+     error_file = "/"+konforka::combine_path(root_source+component,error_file);
      report_error(error_file,error_line,remove_roots(cumulative));
     }
    }
   </%code>
  </div>
 </%method>
 <%method void handle_unknown_error() %>
  <div class="exception-unknown">
   <h1>unknown error</h1>
  </div>
 </%method>
 <%method void report_error(const string& file,long line,const string& message) %>
@@ -309,25 +310,25 @@
       }
       <%output></ul></%output>
      }
     }
    }
   </%code>
   <div class="what">
    <% sitecing::html_escape(message,sitecing::html_escape_br) %>
   </div>
  </div>
 </%method>
 <%codemethod string strip_roots(const string& filename) %>
- string np = sitecing::normalize_path(filename);
+ string np = konforka::normalize_path(filename);
  try{
   return sitecing::strip_prefix(np,root_source);
  }catch(sitecing::utility_no_prefix& e){ }
  try{
   return sitecing::strip_prefix(np,root_intermediate);
  }catch(sitecing::utility_no_prefix& e){ }
 </%codemethod>
 <%codemethod string remove_roots(const string& str) %>
  string rv = str;
  string::size_type rp;
  string::size_type rl = root_source.length();
  while((rp=rv.find(root_source))!=string::npos) {
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a8aa142..fde326b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,24 +11,28 @@ AM_PROG_LEX
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([stdlib.h unistd.h])
 
 AC_C_CONST
 
 AC_FUNC_MALLOC
 AC_FUNC_REALLOC
 
 AC_WITH_PKGCONFIG
 
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([KONFORKA],[konforka >= 0.0.1],,[
+ AC_MSG_ERROR([no proper version of konforka library found, get it at http://kin.klever.net/konforka/])
+])
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([KINGATE],[kingate >= 0.0.1],,[
  AC_MSG_ERROR([no kingate library found, get it at http://kin.klever.net/kingate/])
 ])
 HAVE_FCGI=false
 HAVE_PLAINCGI=false
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([KINGATE_FCGI],[kingate-fcgi >= 0.0.1],[
  HAVE_FCGI=true
 ],[
  AC_MSG_NOTICE([no fastcgi support in kingate library])
 ])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([KINGATE_PLAINCGI],[kingate-plaincgi >= 0.0.1],[
  HAVE_PLAINCGI=true
diff --git a/include/sitecing/sitecing_util.h b/include/sitecing/sitecing_util.h
index d1a6c4a..f642c74 100644
--- a/include/sitecing/sitecing_util.h
+++ b/include/sitecing/sitecing_util.h
@@ -1,43 +1,37 @@
 #ifndef __SITECING_SITECING_UTIL_H
 #define __SITECING_SITECING_UTIL_H
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <konforka/exception.h>
+#include <konforka/util.h>
 
 /**
  * @file
  * @brief utility classes and functions.
  */
 
 namespace sitecing {
     using namespace std;
 
     /**
      * Base class for utility exceptions.
      */
     class utility_error : public konforka::exception {
 	public:
 	    utility_error(const string& fi,const string& fu,int l,const string& w)
 		: konforka::exception(fi,fu,l,w) { }
     };
-    /**
-     * Restricted sequence encountered.
-     */
-    class utility_restricted_sequence : public utility_error {
-	public:
-	    utility_restricted_sequence(const string& fi,const string& fu,int l,const string& w)
-		: utility_error(fi,fu,l,w) { }
-    };
+    
     /**
      * No prefix or suffix found to strip out.
      */
     class utility_no_affix : public utility_error {
 	public:
 	    utility_no_affix(const string& fi,const string& fu,int l,const string& w)
 		: utility_error(fi,fu,l,w) { }
     };
     /**
      * No prefix to strip found.
      */
     class utility_no_prefix : public utility_no_affix {
@@ -46,34 +40,24 @@ namespace sitecing {
 		: utility_no_affix(fi,fu,l,w) { }
     };
     /**
      * No suffix to strip found.
      */
     class utility_no_suffix : public utility_no_affix {
 	public:
 	    utility_no_suffix(const string& fi,const string& fu,int l,const string& w)
 		: utility_no_affix(fi,fu,l,w) { }
     };
 
     /**
-     * Went up beyond root.
-     * @todo TODO: wish I could remember the details -- document me.
-     */
-    class utility_beyond_root : public utility_error {
-	public:
-	    utility_beyond_root(const string& fi,const string& fu,int l,const string& w)
-		: utility_error(fi,fu,l,w) { }
-    };
-
-    /**
      * The file lock object. Released at the object destruction.
      */
     class file_lock {
 	public:
 	    /**
 	     * The file descriptor.
 	     */
 	    int fd;
 
 	    file_lock()
 		: fd(-1) { }
 	    /**
@@ -206,105 +190,40 @@ namespace sitecing {
 
 	    /**
 	     * Lock it.
 	     */
 	    void lock();
 	    /**
 	     * Unlock it.
 	     */
 	    void unlock();
     };
 
     /**
-     * normalize_path options enumeration.
-     * @see normalize_path()
-     */
-    enum normalize_path_options {
-	/**
-	 * Restrict the /../ sequence.
-	 */
-	restrict_dotdot = 1,
-	/**
-	 * Strip out the leading slash.
-	 */
-	strip_leading_slash = 2,
-	/**
-	 * Strip out the trailing slash.
-	 */
-	strip_trailing_slash = 4
-    };
-    /**
-     * combine_path options enumeration.
-     * @see combine_path()
-     */
-    enum combine_path_options {
-	/**
-	 * The origin is file. Otherwise it is directory.
-	 */
-	origin_is_file = 1,
-	/**
-	 * Fail if we've gone up beyond root.
-	 */
-	fail_beyond_root = 2
-    };
-
-    /**
-     * Normalize pathname by stripping duplicate slashes, etc.
-     * @param path the path name.
-     * @param opts options.
-     * @return the normalized path.
-     * @see normalize_path_options
-     * @todo TODO: document exceptions.
-     */
-    string normalize_path(const string& path,int opts=(restrict_dotdot|strip_trailing_slash));
-    /**
      * Strip prefix from the string.
      * @param str the string.
      * @param prefix prefix to strip.
      * @return the string without prefix.
      * @todo TODO: document exceptions.
      */
     string strip_prefix(const string& str,const string& prefix);
     /**
      * Strip suffix from the string.
      * @param str the string.
      * @param suffix suffix to strip.
      * @return the string without suffix.
      * @todo TODO: document exceptions.
      */
     string strip_suffix(const string& str,const string& suffix);
-    /**
-     * Get the directory part of the filename.
-     * @param filename the full file name.
-     * @return the directory part.
-     */
-    string dir_name(const string& filename);
-    /**
-     * Combine path with the relative path.
-     * @param origin the origin.
-     * @param relative relative path to combine origin with.
-     * @param opts options.
-     * @return the pathc combined.
-     * @see combine_path_options
-     * @todo TODO: document exceptions.
-     */
-    string combine_path(const string& origin,const string& relative,int opts=origin_is_file);
-   
-    /**
-     * Create directory and parent directories if needed.
-     * @param path the pathname.
-     * @param mode the mode for newly created directories.
-     */
-    void make_path(const string& path,mode_t mode);
-
+  
     /**
      * Change to the directory and pop back at object's destruction (e.g. when
      * the object goes out of scope).
      */
     class auto_chdir {
 	public:
 	    /**
 	     * Saved working directory.
 	     */
 	    string saved_pwd;
 	    /**
 	     * Whether we want to change back automatically.
diff --git a/lib/component_factory.cc b/lib/component_factory.cc
index d9692de..af3d911 100644
--- a/lib/component_factory.cc
+++ b/lib/component_factory.cc
@@ -2,45 +2,46 @@
  #include "pch.h"
 #else
  #include <sys/types.h>
  #include <sys/stat.h>
  #include <unistd.h>
  #include <sys/wait.h>
  #include <fcntl.h>
  #include <iostream>
  #include <fstream>
  #include <stdexcept>
  #include <vector>
  using namespace std;
+ #include <konforka/util.h>
  #include "sitecing/component_factory.h"
  #include "sitecing/sitecing_util.h"
  #include "sitecing/sitecing_parser.h"
  #include "sitecing/sitecing_exception.h"
 #endif
  
 namespace sitecing {
 
     static const char *pp_targets[] = { ".cc", ".h", ".imports", ".classname", ".baseclassname", ".ancestors", ".pp_stamp" };
     static const char *cc_targets[] = { ".o", ".d" };
 
     component_factory::component_factory(configuration& c)
 	: config(c),
-    root_source(normalize_path(c.root_source,strip_trailing_slash)+'/'),
-    root_intermediate(normalize_path(c.root_intermediate,strip_trailing_slash)+'/'),
-    root_so(normalize_path(c.root_so,strip_trailing_slash)+'/') {
+    root_source(konforka::normalize_path(c.root_source,konforka::strip_trailing_slash)+'/'),
+    root_intermediate(konforka::normalize_path(c.root_intermediate,konforka::strip_trailing_slash)+'/'),
+    root_so(konforka::normalize_path(c.root_so,konforka::strip_trailing_slash)+'/') {
     }
 
     void component_factory::get_dependencies(const string& dst,file_list_t& deps) {
 	deps.clear();
-	string dp = normalize_path(dst,strip_trailing_slash);
+	string dp = konforka::normalize_path(dst,konforka::strip_trailing_slash);
 	// source documents
 	try { // XXX: or just compare it off?
 	    string noro = strip_prefix(dp,root_source);
 	    return;
 	}catch(utility_no_affix& una) { }
 	// .so binaries
 	try {
 	    string noso = strip_suffix(dp,".so");
 	    string noro = strip_prefix(noso,root_so);
 	    deps.push_back(root_intermediate+noro+".o");
 	    config_options *co_so_deps = config.lookup_config(noro,config_options::flag_so_deps);
 	    if(co_so_deps) {
@@ -89,77 +90,77 @@ namespace sitecing {
 	    for(int cct=0;cct<sizeof(cc_targets)/sizeof(*cc_targets);cct++) {
 		try {
 		    string nos = strip_suffix(noro,cc_targets[cct]);
 		    deps.push_back(root_intermediate+nos+".cc");
 		    config_options *co_cpp_deps = config.lookup_config(noro,config_options::flag_cpp_deps);
 		    if( (!co_cpp_deps) || co_cpp_deps->cpp_deps) {
 			ifstream df((root_intermediate+nos+".d").c_str(),ios::in);
 			if(df.good()) {
 			    string str;
 			    while(!df.eof()) {
 				df >> str;
 				if(str.find_first_of("\\:")==string::npos)
-				    deps.push_back(combine_path(config.root_source+nos,str));
+				    deps.push_back(konforka::combine_path(config.root_source+nos,str));
 			    }
 			}
 		    }
 		    // XXX: intermediate_deps should be broken down
 		    config_options *co_intermediate_deps = config.lookup_config(nos,config_options::flag_intermediate_deps);
 		    if(co_intermediate_deps) {
 			for(list<string>::const_iterator i=co_intermediate_deps->intermediate_deps.begin();i!=co_intermediate_deps->intermediate_deps.end();++i)
 			    deps.push_back(*i);
 		    }
 		}catch(utility_no_suffix& uns) { }
 	    }
 	}catch(utility_no_prefix& unp) { }
     }
 
     bool component_factory::is_uptodate(const string& dst,file_list_t *deps) {
-	string dp = normalize_path(dst,strip_trailing_slash);
+	string dp = konforka::normalize_path(dst,konforka::strip_trailing_slash);
 	try {
 	    string noro = strip_prefix(dp,root_intermediate);
 	    for(int ppt=0;(ppt+1)<sizeof(pp_targets)/sizeof(*pp_targets);ppt++) {
 		try {
 		    string nos = strip_suffix(noro,pp_targets[ppt]);
 		    return file_factory::is_uptodate(root_intermediate+nos+".pp_stamp",deps);
 		}catch(utility_no_suffix& uns) { }
 	    }
 	    bool rv =  file_factory::is_uptodate(dst,deps);
 	    return rv;
 	}catch(utility_no_prefix& unp) { }
 	// XXX: or just compare it off, instead of throwing things around.
 	try {
 	    strip_prefix(dp,root_so);
 	    return file_factory::is_uptodate(dst,deps);
 	}catch(utility_no_prefix& unp) { }
 	return true;
     }
 
     void component_factory::build(const string& dst) {
-	string dp = normalize_path(dst,strip_trailing_slash);
+	string dp = konforka::normalize_path(dst,konforka::strip_trailing_slash);
 	// sources
 	try {
 	    string noro = strip_prefix(dp,root_source);
 	    // building the sources is left up to developer
 	    return;
 	}catch(utility_no_prefix& unp) { }
 	// .so files
 	try {
 	    string noso = strip_suffix(dp,".so");
 	    string noro = strip_prefix(noso,root_so);
 	    string o = root_intermediate+noro+".o";
 	    cerr << "Linking " << noro << endl;
 	    if(access(o.c_str(),R_OK))
 		throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,string("can't access compiled component code (")+o+")");
-	    make_path(dir_name(root_so+noro),0755);
+	    konforka::make_path(konforka::dir_name(root_so+noro),0755);
 	    file_lock lock_cc(root_intermediate+noro+".o.lock");
 	    file_lock lock_so(root_so+noro+".so.lock");
 	    int stdO = open((root_intermediate+noro+".ld.stdout").c_str(),O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY,0664);
 	    if(stdO<0)
 		throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to open/create linker stdout");
 	    int stdE = open((root_intermediate+noro+".ld.stderr").c_str(),O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY,0664);
 	    if(stdE<0) {
 		close(stdO);
 		throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to open/create linker stderr");
 	    }
 	    list<string> args;
 	    config_options *co_ld_flags = config.lookup_config(noro,config_options::flag_ld_flags);
@@ -186,26 +187,26 @@ namespace sitecing {
 	}catch(utility_no_suffix& uns) { }
 	try {
 	    string noro = strip_prefix(dp,root_intermediate);
 	    // compiler targets
 	    for(int cct=0;cct<sizeof(cc_targets)/sizeof(*cc_targets);cct++) {
 		try {
 		    string nos = strip_suffix(noro,cc_targets[cct]);
 		    string cc = root_intermediate+nos+".cc";
 		    string o = root_intermediate+nos+".o";
 		    cerr << "Compiling " << nos << endl;
 		    if(access(cc.c_str(),R_OK))
 			throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,string("can't access preprocessed component code (")+cc+")");
-		    make_path(dir_name(cc),0755);
-		    string pwd = dir_name(root_source+nos);
+		    konforka::make_path(konforka::dir_name(cc),0755);
+		    string pwd = konforka::dir_name(root_source+nos);
 		    auto_chdir dir_changer(pwd);
 		    file_lock lock_source(root_intermediate+nos+".lock");
 		    file_lock lock_cc(root_intermediate+nos+".o.lock");
 		    int stdO = open((root_intermediate+nos+".stdout").c_str(),O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY,0664);
 		    if(stdO<0)
 			throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to open/create compiler stdout");
 		    int stdE = open((root_intermediate+nos+".stderr").c_str(),O_CREAT|O_TRUNC|O_WRONLY,0664);
 		    if(stdE<0) {
 			close(stdO);
 			throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to open/create compiler's stderr");
 		    }
 		    list<string> args;
@@ -226,32 +227,32 @@ namespace sitecing {
 			throw compile_error(CODEPOINT,"failed to compile component",nos);
 		    return;
 		}catch(utility_no_suffix& uns) { }
 	    }
 	    // preprocessor targets
 	    for(int ppt=0;ppt<sizeof(pp_targets)/sizeof(*pp_targets);ppt++) {
 		try {
 		    string nos = strip_suffix(noro,pp_targets[ppt]);
 		    string src = root_source+nos;
 		    cerr << "Preprocessing " << nos << endl;
 		    if(access(src.c_str(),R_OK))
 			throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,string("can't access component source (")+src+")");
-		    make_path(dir_name(root_intermediate+nos),0755);
+		    konforka::make_path(konforka::dir_name(root_intermediate+nos),0755);
 		    file_lock lock(root_intermediate+nos+".lock");
 		    sitecing_parser parser(*this);
 		    config_options *co_skeleton = config.lookup_config(nos,config_options::flag_skeleton);
 		    if(co_skeleton)
 			parser.skeleton = co_skeleton->skeleton;
 		    static const char *id_chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789_ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
-		    parser.class_name = normalize_path(nos,strip_leading_slash|strip_trailing_slash);
+		    parser.class_name = konforka::normalize_path(nos,konforka::strip_leading_slash|konforka::strip_trailing_slash);
 		    for(string::size_type illc = parser.class_name.find_first_not_of(id_chars);illc!=string::npos;illc=parser.class_name.find_first_not_of(id_chars,illc)) {
 			string::size_type lc = parser.class_name.find_first_of(id_chars,illc);
 			int n = ((lc==string::npos)?parser.class_name.length():lc)-illc;
 			parser.class_name.replace(illc,n,n,'_');
 		    }
 		    parser.class_name = "_SCC_"+parser.class_name;
 		    parser.output_basename = root_intermediate+nos;
 		    parser.component_basename = nos;
 		    try {
 			parser.preprocess(src);
 			string sf = root_intermediate+nos+".pp_stamp";
 			ofstream sfs(sf.c_str(),ios::trunc|ios::out); // touch .pp_stamp
@@ -259,25 +260,25 @@ namespace sitecing {
 			pe.component_name = nos;
 			pe.see(CODEPOINT);
 			throw;
 		    }
 		    return;
 		}catch(utility_no_suffix& uns) { }
 	    }
 	}catch(utility_no_prefix& unp) { }
 	cerr << "ignoring build request for " << dp << endl;
     }
 
     void component_factory::make(const string& dst) {
-	string dp = normalize_path(dst,strip_trailing_slash);
+	string dp = konforka::normalize_path(dst,konforka::strip_trailing_slash);
 	try {
 	    string noso = strip_suffix(dp,".so");
 	    string noro = strip_prefix(noso,root_so);
 	    file_list_t a;
 	    get_ancestors(noro,a);
 	    for(file_list_t::const_iterator i=a.begin();i!=a.end();++i) {
 		make(root_so+*i+".so");
 	    }
 	}catch(utility_no_affix& una) { }
 	file_factory::make(dst);
     }
 
@@ -308,35 +309,35 @@ namespace sitecing {
 	    execvp(cmd.c_str(),(char**)&argv.front());
 	    _exit(-1);
 	}
 	// parent
 	close(stdo); close(stde);
 	int rv;
 	if(waitpid(pid,&rv,0)<0)
 	    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to waitpid()");
 	return rv;
     }
 
     string component_factory::get_classname(const string& component) {
-	string cn = root_intermediate+normalize_path(component,strip_trailing_slash|strip_leading_slash)+".classname";
+	string cn = root_intermediate+konforka::normalize_path(component,konforka::strip_trailing_slash|konforka::strip_leading_slash)+".classname";
 	make(cn);
 	ifstream ifs(cn.c_str());
 	if(!ifs.good())
 	    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to access component .classname");
 	ifs >> cn;
 	return cn;
     }
 
     void component_factory::get_ancestors(const string& component,file_list_t& rv) {
-	string cn = root_intermediate+normalize_path(component,strip_trailing_slash|strip_leading_slash)+".ancestors";
+	string cn = root_intermediate+konforka::normalize_path(component,konforka::strip_trailing_slash|konforka::strip_leading_slash)+".ancestors";
 	make(cn);
 	ifstream ifs(cn.c_str());
 	if(!ifs.good())
 	    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,string("failed to access component '")+component+"' .ancestors");
 	rv.clear();
 	while(!ifs.eof()) {
 	    string a;
 	    ifs >> a;
 	    if(!a.empty())
 		rv.push_back(a);
 	}
     }
diff --git a/lib/configuration.cc b/lib/configuration.cc
index 4ee1526..6b21690 100644
--- a/lib/configuration.cc
+++ b/lib/configuration.cc
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 #ifdef USE_PCH
  #include "pch.h"
 #else
  #include <unistd.h>
  #include <fnmatch.h>
  #include <cassert>
  #include <stdexcept>
  using namespace std;
+ #include <konforka/util.h>
  #include <dotconf.h>
  #include "sitecing/configuration.h"
  #include "sitecing/sitecing_util.h"
  #include "sitecing/scoreboard.h"
 #endif
 
 namespace sitecing {
 
     configuration::configuration()
 	: flags(0), autobuild(false) { }
     configuration::configuration(const string& cfile,bool ab)
 	: flags(0), autobuild(ab) {
@@ -295,25 +296,25 @@ namespace sitecing {
     }
 
     string config_options::lookup_http_status_handler(const string& status) {
 	http_status_handlers_t::const_iterator i = http_status_handlers.find(status);
 	string rv;
 	if(i!=http_status_handlers.end())
 	    rv = i->second;
 	return rv;
     }
 
     string configuration::lookup_http_status_handler(const string& target,const string& status) {
 	string t = "/";
-	t += normalize_path(target,strip_leading_slash);
+	t += konforka::normalize_path(target,konforka::strip_leading_slash);
 	string rv;
 	for(;;) {
 	    if(t[t.length()-1]=='/') {
 		loaded_options* lo = lookup_loaded_options(t);
 		if( lo && (lo->flags&config_options::flag_http_status_handlers) ) {
 		    rv = lo->lookup_http_status_handler(status);
 		    if(!rv.empty())
 			return rv;
 		}
 	    }
 	    specs_t::iterator i = specs.find(t);
 	    if( i!=specs.end() && (i->second.flags&&config_options::flag_http_status_handlers) ) {
@@ -328,25 +329,25 @@ namespace sitecing {
 		t.erase();
 	    }else{
 		if(sl==(t.length()-1))
 		    t.erase(sl);
 		else
 		    t.erase(sl+1);
 	    }
 	}
     }
 
     config_options::action_handler_t *configuration::lookup_action_handler(const string& target) {
 	string t = "/";
-	t += normalize_path(target,strip_leading_slash);
+	t += konforka::normalize_path(target,konforka::strip_leading_slash);
 	for(;;) {
 	    if(t[t.length()-1]=='/') {
 		loaded_options* lo = lookup_loaded_options(t);
 		if( lo && (lo->flags&config_options::flag_action_handlers) ) {
 		    config_options::action_handler_t *rv = lo->lookup_action_handler(target);
 		    if(rv)
 			return rv;
 		}
 	    }
 	    specs_t::iterator i = specs.find(t);
 	    if( i!=specs.end() && (i->second.flags&&config_options::flag_action_handlers) ) {
 		config_options::action_handler_t *rv = i->second.lookup_action_handler(target);
@@ -360,25 +361,25 @@ namespace sitecing {
 		t.erase();
 	    }else{
 		if(sl==(t.length()-1))
 		    t.erase(sl);
 		else
 		    t.erase(sl+1);
 	    }
 	}
     }
 
     config_options* configuration::lookup_config(const string& target,int flag) {
 	string t = "/"; // always assume leading slash
-	t += normalize_path(target,strip_leading_slash);
+	t += konforka::normalize_path(target,konforka::strip_leading_slash);
 	// XXX: reconsider precedence
 	for(;;) {
 	    if(t[t.length()-1]=='/') {
 		loaded_options* lo = lookup_loaded_options(t);
 		if( lo && (lo->flags&flag)==flag )
 		    return lo;
 	    }
 	    specs_t::iterator i = specs.find(t);
 	    if( i!=specs.end() && (i->second.flags&flag)==flag )
 		return &(i->second);
 	    if(t.empty())
 		return NULL;
@@ -405,25 +406,25 @@ namespace sitecing {
 		pat++;
 	    }
 	    if(!fnmatch(pat,fn,FNM_NOESCAPE|FNM_PATHNAME|FNM_PERIOD)) {
 		rv = plus;
 		return true;
 	    }
 	}
 	return false;
     }
 
     bool configuration::match_autobuild_files(const string& target,const char *fn) {
 	string t = "/";
-	t += normalize_path(target,strip_leading_slash|strip_trailing_slash);
+	t += konforka::normalize_path(target,konforka::strip_leading_slash|konforka::strip_trailing_slash);
 	t += "/";
 	bool rv = false;
 	for(;;) {
 	    if(t[t.length()-1]=='/') {
 		loaded_options* lo = lookup_loaded_options(t);
 		if(lo && (lo->flags&config_options::flag_auto_build_files) && lo->match_autobuild_files(fn,rv) )
 		    return rv;
 	    }
 	    specs_t::iterator i = specs.find(t);
 	    if( i!=specs.end() && (i->second.flags&config_options::flag_auto_build_files) && i->second.match_autobuild_files(fn,rv) )
 		return rv;
 	    if(t.empty())
diff --git a/lib/sitecing_parser.ll b/lib/sitecing_parser.ll
index 4fd6709..8dd8d5f 100644
--- a/lib/sitecing_parser.ll
+++ b/lib/sitecing_parser.ll
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 %{
  /*
   * XXX: I have a strong feeling that this parser should be completely rewritten.
   */
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <stdexcept>
 using namespace std;
+#include <konforka/util.h>
 #include "sitecing/sitecing_util.h"
 #include "sitecing/sitecing_exception.h"
 using namespace sitecing;
 #define sitecing_parser_flexlexer_once
 #include "sitecing/sitecing_parser.h"
 #include "sitecing/sitecing_enflesher.h"
 #undef yyFlexLexer
 #define yyFlexLexer sitecing_parserFlexLexer
 %}
 %x SLASHSTAR_COMMENT SLASHSLASH_COMMENT STRING
 %x CODELINE CLASSLINE DECLLINE IMPLLINE DECLBLOCK IMPLBLOCK VARLINE VARINIT
 %x IMPORTLINE IMPORTCOMPONENT
@@ -288,26 +289,26 @@ NOIDCHAR	[^A-Za-z0-9_]
     \n	{
 	modus_operandi& m = M();
 	string::size_type t = m.output.find_first_not_of(" \t");
 	if(t!=string::npos)
 	    m.output.erase(0,t);
 	t = m.output.find_last_not_of(" \t;");
 	if(t!=string::npos)
 	    m.output.erase(t+1);
 	if(m.output[0]=='"' && m.output[m.output.length()-1]=='"') {
 	    m.output.erase(0,1);
 	    m.output.erase(m.output.length()-1);
 	}
-	string c = combine_path(component_basename,m.output);
-	member_variables.push_back(member_variable(m._type,m._name,normalize_path(c,strip_leading_slash),true));
+	string c = konforka::combine_path(component_basename,m.output);
+	member_variables.push_back(member_variable(m._type,m._name,konforka::normalize_path(c,konforka::strip_leading_slash),true));
 	modi.pop_front();
 	BEGIN(INITIAL);
     }
 }
 
 <IMPORTTYPELINE>{
     {WHITESPACE}+	{ }
     {ID}	{
 	modus_operandi& m = M();
 	if(!m._name.empty())
 	    throw preprocessor_error(CODEPOINT,"syntax error",lineno());
 	m._name = yytext;
@@ -322,26 +323,26 @@ NOIDCHAR	[^A-Za-z0-9_]
     \n	{
 	modus_operandi& m = M();
 	string::size_type t = m.output.find_first_not_of(" \t");
 	if(t!=string::npos)
 	    m.output.erase(0,t);
 	t = m.output.find_last_not_of(" \t;");
 	if(t!=string::npos)
 	    m.output.erase(t+1);
 	if(m.output[0]=='"' && m.output[m.output.length()-1]=='"') {
 	    m.output.erase(0,1);
 	    m.output.erase(m.output.length()-1);
 	}
-	string c = combine_path(component_basename,m.output);
-	member_variables.push_back(member_variable(m._type,m._name,normalize_path(c,strip_leading_slash),true,true));
+	string c = konforka::combine_path(component_basename,m.output);
+	member_variables.push_back(member_variable(m._type,m._name,konforka::normalize_path(c,konforka::strip_leading_slash),true,true));
 	modi.pop_front();
 	BEGIN(INITIAL);
     }
 }
 
 <DERIVELINE>{
     {WHITESPACE}+	{ }
     {ID}	{
 	modus_operandi& m = M();
 	if(!m._name.empty())
 	    throw preprocessor_error(CODEPOINT,"syntax_error",lineno());
 	m._name = yytext;
@@ -356,26 +357,26 @@ NOIDCHAR	[^A-Za-z0-9_]
     \n {
 	modus_operandi& m = M();
 	string::size_type t = m.output.find_first_not_of(" \t");
 	if(t!=string::npos)
 	    m.output.erase(0,t);
 	t = m.output.find_last_not_of(" \t;");
 	if(t!=string::npos)
 	    m.output.erase(t+1);
 	if(m.output[0]=='"' && m.output[m.output.length()-1]=='"') {
 	    m.output.erase(0,1);
 	    m.output.erase(m.output.length()-1);
 	}
-	string c = combine_path(component_basename,m.output);
-	ancestor_classes.push_back(ancestor_class(m._name,normalize_path(c,strip_leading_slash)));
+	string c = konforka::combine_path(component_basename,m.output);
+	ancestor_classes.push_back(ancestor_class(m._name,konforka::normalize_path(c,konforka::strip_leading_slash)));
 	modi.pop_front();
 	BEGIN(INITIAL);
     }
 }
 
 <VARLINE>{
     {WHITESPACE}+	{
 	modus_operandi& m = M();
 	if(!m.output.empty()) {
 	    if(!m._lastid.empty()) {
 		if(!m._type.empty()) m._type += ' ';
 		m._type += m._lastid;
diff --git a/lib/sitecing_util.cc b/lib/sitecing_util.cc
index f892a60..f1432df 100644
--- a/lib/sitecing_util.cc
+++ b/lib/sitecing_util.cc
@@ -11,98 +11,36 @@
  #include <iostream>
  #include <fstream>
  #include <cassert>
  #include "sitecing/sitecing_util.h"
 #endif
 
 namespace sitecing {
 
     /*
      * XXX: all of these utilities could be sheerly optimized.
      */
 
-    string normalize_path(const string& path,int opts) {
-	const char *s = path.c_str();
-	string rv;
-	string::size_type notslash = 0;
-	if( (*s)=='.' && s[1]=='/' )
-	    s+=2;
-	if(opts&strip_leading_slash)
-	    for(;(*s) && (*s)=='/';s++);
-	for(;*s;s++) {
-	    if( (*s)=='/' ) {
-		if(s[1]=='/')
-		    continue;
-		if(s[1]=='.' && s[2]=='/') {
-		    s+=2;
-		    continue;
-		}
-	    }
-	    if(opts&restrict_dotdot) {
-		if(
-			( rv.empty() && s[0]=='.' && s[1]=='.' && s[2]=='/' )	// "^../"
-			|| ( s[0]=='/' && s[1]=='.' && s[2]=='.' && (s[3]==0 || s[3]=='/') ) // "/..(/|$)"
-		  )
-		    throw utility_restricted_sequence(CODEPOINT,"restricted updir sequence encountered");
-	    }
-	    rv += *s;
-	    if( (*s) != '/' )
-		notslash=rv.length();
-	}
-	if(!(opts&strip_trailing_slash))
-	    notslash++;
-	if(notslash<rv.length())
-	    rv.erase(notslash); // XXX: check the logic of stripping/not strippling trailing slash
-	return rv;
-    }
-
     string strip_prefix(const string& str,const string& prefix) {
 	if( (str.length()<prefix.length()) || str.compare(0,prefix.length(),prefix))
 	    throw utility_no_prefix(CODEPOINT,"no such prefix");
 	return str.substr(prefix.length());
     }
 
     string strip_suffix(const string& str,const string& suffix) {
 	if( (str.length()<suffix.length()) || str.compare(str.length()-suffix.length(),suffix.length(),suffix))
 	    throw utility_no_suffix(CODEPOINT,"no such suffix");
 	return str.substr(0,str.length()-suffix.length());
     }
 
-    string dir_name(const string& filename) {
-	string::size_type sl = filename.find_last_of('/');
-	if(sl==string::npos)
-	    return ""; // no slashes -- no dir.
-	string::size_type nosl = filename.find_last_not_of('/',sl);
-	if(nosl==string::npos)
-	    return ""; // only slashes -- no dir. XXX: only slashes after the last slash... does it mean no dir?
-	return filename.substr(0,nosl+1);
-    }
-
-    void make_path(const string& path,mode_t mode) {
-	struct stat st;
-	for(string::size_type sl=0;sl!=string::npos;sl=path.find('/',sl+1)) {
-	    if(!sl)
-		continue;
-	    string p = path.substr(0,sl);
-	    if(stat(p.c_str(),&st) || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
-		if(mkdir(p.c_str(),mode))
-		    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to mkdir()");
-	    }
-	}
-	if(stat(path.c_str(),&st) || !S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
-	    if(mkdir(path.c_str(),mode))
-		throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to mkdir()");
-	}
-    }
-
     void file_lock::lock(const string& f) {
 	unlock();
 	fd = open(f.c_str(),O_CREAT|O_RDWR,S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR);
 	if(fd<0)
 	    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to open/create lockfile");
 	try {
 	    lock();
 	}catch(konforka::exception& ke) {
 	    ke.see(CODEPOINT);
 	    close(fd); fd=-1;
 	    throw;
 	}catch(...) {
@@ -195,79 +133,24 @@ namespace sitecing {
 	sem->on();
 	locked = true;
     }
     void semaphore_lock::unlock() {
 	if(!sem)
 	    return;
 	if(!locked)
 	    return;
 	sem->off();
 	locked=false;
     }
 
-    string combine_path(const string& origin,const string& relative,int opts) {
-	string r = normalize_path(relative,0);
-	string rv;
-	// XXX: what to do if relative is empty is a question, really.
-	if(r.empty()) {
-	    return normalize_path( (opts&origin_is_file)?dir_name(origin):origin ,strip_leading_slash|restrict_dotdot|strip_trailing_slash);
-	}else{
-	    if(r[0]=='/') {
-		r.erase(0,1);
-	    }else{
-		rv = normalize_path((opts&origin_is_file)?dir_name(origin):origin,restrict_dotdot|strip_trailing_slash);
-	    }
-	}
-	string::size_type lsl = rv.rfind('/');
-	for(string::size_type sl=r.find('/');sl!=string::npos;sl=r.find('/')) {
-	    assert(sl!=0);
-	    if(sl==1 && r[0]=='.') {
-		// it's a "./"
-		r.erase(0,2);
-	    }else if(sl==2 && r[0]=='.' && r[1]=='.') {
-		// we have a "../"
-		if(lsl==string::npos) {
-		    if(rv.empty() && (opts&fail_beyond_root))
-			throw utility_beyond_root(CODEPOINT,"went beyond root while combining path");
-		    rv.clear();
-		}else{
-		    rv.erase(lsl);
-		    lsl = rv.rfind('/');
-		}
-		r.erase(0,3);
-	    }else{
-		// we have a "something/"
-		lsl = rv.length();
-		rv += '/';
-		rv += r.substr(0,sl);
-		r.erase(0,sl+1);
-	    }
-	}
-	if(r.empty())
-	    return rv+'/';
-	if(r.length()==2 && r[0]=='.' && r[0]=='.') {
-	    if(lsl==string::npos) {
-		if(rv.empty() & (opts&fail_beyond_root))
-		    throw utility_beyond_root(CODEPOINT,"went beyond root while combining path");
-		return "/";
-	    }else{
-		rv.erase(lsl+1);
-		return rv;
-	    }
-	}
-	rv += '/';
-	rv += r;
-	return rv;
-    }
-
     void auto_chdir::pushdir(const string& td,bool ap) {
 	/* TODO: make use of fchdir(2) instead */
 	char *tmp = getcwd(0,0);
 	assert(tmp);
 	saved_pwd = tmp;
 	free(tmp);
 	autopop=ap;
 	if(chdir(td.c_str()))
 	    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to chdir()");
     }
     void auto_chdir::popdir() {
 	autopop=false;
diff --git a/lib/sitespace.cc b/lib/sitespace.cc
index 0406d11..d5592bf 100644
--- a/lib/sitespace.cc
+++ b/lib/sitespace.cc
@@ -1,35 +1,36 @@
 #ifdef USE_PCH
  #include "pch.h"
 #else
  #include <cassert>
+ #include <konforka/util.h>
  #include "sitecing/sitespace.h"
  #include "sitecing/sitecing_util.h"
 #endif
 
 namespace sitecing {
 
     sitespace::sitespace(configuration& c)
 	: config(c), factory(c) { }
 
     sitespace::~sitespace() {
 	for(sentenced_t::iterator i = sentenced.begin();i!=sentenced.end();++i) {
 	    assert((*i)->chickens_used.empty());
 	    delete *i;
 	}
     }
 
     so_component sitespace::fetch(const string& c,sitecing_interface* scif) {
 	execute_sentenced();
-	string sobase = normalize_path(c);
+	string sobase = konforka::normalize_path(c);
 	string sopath = factory.root_so+sobase+".so";
 	config_options *co_build = config.lookup_config(sobase,config_options::flag_build);
 	if( (!co_build) || co_build->build )
 	    factory.make(sopath);
 	components_t::iterator i = components.find(sopath);
 	if(i!=components.end()) {
 	    if(i->second->is_uptodate())
 		return so_component(i->second,scif);
 	    if(i->second->chickens_used.empty()) {
 		delete i->second;
 	    }else{
 		sentenced.push_back(i->second);
diff --git a/src/sitecing-build.cc b/src/sitecing-build.cc
index 4cad0a3..887ef83 100644
--- a/src/sitecing-build.cc
+++ b/src/sitecing-build.cc
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <set>
 using namespace std;
+#include <konforka/util.h>
 #include "sitecing/sitecing_util.h"
 #include "sitecing/util.h"
 #include "sitecing/sitespace.h"
 #include "sitecing/sitecing_interface_cgi.h"
 #include "sitecing/cgi_component.h"
 #include "sitecing/configuration.h"
 #include "sitecing/magic.h"
 #include "sitecing/sitecing_exception.h"
 #include "sitecing/exception.h"
 using namespace sitecing;
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -69,25 +70,25 @@ void build_imports(const string& component) {
 	while(!ifs.eof()) {
 	    ifs >> import;
 	    if(!import.empty())
 		build_with_imports(import);
 	}
     }
 }
 
 void build_http_status_handlers(const string& target) {
     assert(site_space);
     set<string> stop_list;
     string t = "/";
-    t += normalize_path(target,strip_leading_slash);
+    t += konforka::normalize_path(target,konforka::strip_leading_slash);
     for(;;) {
 	if(t[t.length()-1]=='/') {
 	    loaded_options* lo = site_space->config.lookup_loaded_options(t);
 	    if( lo && (lo->flags&config_options::flag_http_status_handlers) ) {
 		for(config_options::http_status_handlers_t::const_iterator i=lo->http_status_handlers.begin();i!=lo->http_status_handlers.end();++i) {
 		    if(stop_list.find(i->first)==stop_list.end()) {
 			build_with_imports(i->second);
 			stop_list.insert(i->first);
 		    }
 		}
 	    }
 	}
@@ -138,25 +139,25 @@ void build(const string& target) {
     if(S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
 	build_target(target);
     }else if(S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
 	build_http_status_handlers(target);
 	DIR *d=opendir(target_source.c_str());
         if(!d)
 	    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to opendir()");
 	for(struct dirent *de=readdir(d);de;de=readdir(d)) {
 	    if(!strcmp(de->d_name,"."))
 		continue;
 	    if(!strcmp(de->d_name,".."))
 		continue;
-	    string subtarget = normalize_path(target+"/"+de->d_name);
+	    string subtarget = konforka::normalize_path(target+"/"+de->d_name);
 	    struct stat sts;
 	    if(stat((site_space->config.root_source+subtarget).c_str(),&sts))
 		throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to stat() subtarget");
 	    if(S_ISDIR(sts.st_mode)) {
 		build(subtarget);
 	    }else{
 		if(site_space->config.match_autobuild_files(target,de->d_name)){
 		    build_target(subtarget);
 		}
 	    }
 	}
 	closedir(d);
diff --git a/src/sitecing-fastcgi.cc b/src/sitecing-fastcgi.cc
index 756dcee..03587aa 100644
--- a/src/sitecing-fastcgi.cc
+++ b/src/sitecing-fastcgi.cc
@@ -156,44 +156,44 @@ void sitecing_fastcgi_pm::process(int slot) {
 		sslot->state = scoreboard_slot::state_idle;
 		sl.sem = &sem;
 		sl.lock();
 	    }
 	    sslot->state = scoreboard_slot::state_accept;
 	    fcgi_interface fi(fs);
 	    sslot->state = scoreboard_slot::state_processing;
 	    if(multi)
 		sl.unlock();
 	    cgi_gateway gw(fi);
 	    scif.prepare(&gw);
 	    try {
-		component_path = normalize_path(gw.path_info(),strip_leading_slash|strip_trailing_slash);
+		component_path = konforka::normalize_path(gw.path_info(),konforka::strip_leading_slash|konforka::strip_trailing_slash);
 		string full_component_path;
 		string sitecing_path_info;
 		while(true) {
 		    full_component_path = config.root_source+'/'+component_path;
 		    if(!access(full_component_path.c_str(),F_OK))
 			break;
 		    string::size_type sl = component_path.rfind('/');
 		    if(sl==string::npos)
 			throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"can't find the target component");
 		    sitecing_path_info.insert(0,component_path,sl,string::npos);
 		    component_path.erase(sl);
 		}
 		fi.metavars["SITECING_PATH_INFO"]=sitecing_path_info;
 		action = component_path;
 		action_handler = config.lookup_action_handler(component_path);
 		if(action_handler) {
 		    action = action_handler->action;
 		}
-		string pwd = dir_name(full_component_path);
+		string pwd = konforka::dir_name(full_component_path);
 		if(chdir(pwd.c_str()))
 		    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to chdir() into document's directory");
 		so_component soc = ss.fetch(action,&scif);
 		if(action_handler) {
 		    soc.ac->run(__magic_action,
 			    config.root_source.c_str(), config.root_intermediate.c_str(), config.root_so.c_str(),
 			    &(action_handler->args)
 			    );
 		}else{
 		    soc.ac->main(0,NULL);
 		}
 	    }catch(http_status& hs) {
diff --git a/src/sitecing-plaincgi.cc b/src/sitecing-plaincgi.cc
index 3bd291a..2f93cc5 100644
--- a/src/sitecing-plaincgi.cc
+++ b/src/sitecing-plaincgi.cc
@@ -41,44 +41,44 @@ class adummyClass : public cgi_component {
 
 void process_request(configuration& config) {
     try {
 	sitespace ss(config);
 	sitecing_interface_cgi scif(&ss);
 	string component_path;
 	string action;
 	config_options::action_handler_t *action_handler;
 	plaincgi_interface ci;
 	cgi_gateway gw(ci);
 	scif.prepare(&gw);
 	try {
-	    component_path = normalize_path(gw.path_info(),strip_leading_slash|strip_trailing_slash);
+	    component_path = konforka::normalize_path(gw.path_info(),konforka::strip_leading_slash|konforka::strip_trailing_slash);
 	    string full_component_path;
 	    string sitecing_path_info;
 	    while(true) {
 		full_component_path = config.root_source+'/'+component_path;
 		if(!access(full_component_path.c_str(),F_OK))
 		    break;
 		string::size_type sl = component_path.rfind('/');
 		if(sl==string::npos)
 		    throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"can't find the target component");
 		sitecing_path_info.insert(0,component_path,sl,string::npos);
 		component_path.erase(sl);
 	    }
 	    ci.metavars["SITECING_PATH_INFO"]=sitecing_path_info;
 	    action = component_path;
 	    action_handler = config.lookup_action_handler(component_path);
 	    if(action_handler) {
 		action = action_handler->action;
 	    }
-	    string pwd = dir_name(full_component_path);
+	    string pwd = konforka::dir_name(full_component_path);
 	    if(chdir(pwd.c_str()))
 		throw konforka::exception(CODEPOINT,"failed to chdir() into document's directory");
 	    so_component soc = ss.fetch(action,&scif);
 	    if(action_handler) {
 		soc.ac->run(__magic_action,
 			config.root_source.c_str(), config.root_intermediate.c_str(), config.root_so.c_str(),
 			&(action_handler->args)
 			);
 	    }else{
 		soc.ac->main(0,NULL);
 	    }
 	}catch(http_status& hs) {