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
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@
  #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;
@@ -249,27 +250,27 @@
          }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">
@@ -313,17 +314,17 @@
    }
   </%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) %>
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a8aa142..fde326b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,16 +15,20 @@ 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
 ],[
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
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #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;
@@ -16,24 +17,17 @@ namespace sitecing {
     /**
      * 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) { }
     };
@@ -50,26 +44,16 @@ namespace sitecing {
      */
     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;
@@ -210,97 +194,32 @@ namespace sitecing {
             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.
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
@@ -6,37 +6,38 @@
  #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");
@@ -93,33 +94,33 @@ namespace sitecing {
                     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) { }
             }
@@ -130,32 +131,32 @@ namespace sitecing {
         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);
@@ -190,18 +191,18 @@ namespace sitecing {
             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) {
@@ -230,24 +231,24 @@ namespace sitecing {
             // 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;
@@ -263,17 +264,17 @@ namespace sitecing {
                     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");
             }
@@ -312,27 +313,27 @@ namespace sitecing {
         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;
diff --git a/lib/configuration.cc b/lib/configuration.cc
index 4ee1526..6b21690 100644
--- a/lib/configuration.cc
+++ b/lib/configuration.cc
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 #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 {
 
@@ -299,17 +300,17 @@ namespace sitecing {
         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;
@@ -332,17 +333,17 @@ namespace sitecing {
                 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;
                 }
@@ -364,17 +365,17 @@ namespace sitecing {
                 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);
@@ -409,17 +410,17 @@ namespace sitecing {
                 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;
             }
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
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
  /*
   * 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
@@ -292,18 +293,18 @@ NOIDCHAR	[^A-Za-z0-9_]
             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}{
@@ -326,18 +327,18 @@ NOIDCHAR	[^A-Za-z0-9_]
             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}{
@@ -360,18 +361,18 @@ NOIDCHAR	[^A-Za-z0-9_]
             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();
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
@@ -15,90 +15,28 @@
 #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) {
@@ -199,71 +137,16 @@ namespace sitecing {
         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()))
diff --git a/lib/sitespace.cc b/lib/sitespace.cc
index 0406d11..d5592bf 100644
--- a/lib/sitespace.cc
+++ b/lib/sitespace.cc
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #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) { }
@@ -15,17 +16,17 @@ namespace sitecing {
         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);
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
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 #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"
@@ -73,17 +74,17 @@ void build_imports(const string& component) {
         }
     }
 }
 
 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);
@@ -142,17 +143,17 @@ void build(const string& 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);
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
@@ -160,17 +160,17 @@ void sitecing_fastcgi_pm::process(int slot) {
             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)
@@ -179,17 +179,17 @@ void sitecing_fastcgi_pm::process(int slot) {
                     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)
                             );
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
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@ void process_request(configuration& 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)
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ void process_request(configuration& config) {
                 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)
                         );