Allow rmw to move directories to waste folder on btrfs filesystems

Fixes #497

Author: andy5995

ChangeLog

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 === rmw ChangeLog ===
 
+2025-10-20
+  * (bugfix) Allow rmw to move directories to waste folder on btrfs filesystems
+
 2024-11-07
 
   * Update ChangeLog to note btrfs cloning is supported only on Linux

src/main.c

@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ damage of 5000 hp. You feel satisfied.\n"));
         printf(_("%s resides within a waste folder and has been ignored\n"),
                argv[file_arg]);
         is_protected = 1;
+        if (getenv("RMW_FAKE_HOME"))
+          n_err++;
         break;
       }
       waste_curr = waste_curr->next_node;
@@ -410,7 +412,7 @@ damage of 5000 hp. You feel satisfied.\n"));
         int r_result = 0;
         if (cli_user_options->want_dry_run == false)
         {
-          if (waste_curr->dev_num != st_target.dev_num)
+          if ((waste_curr->dev_num != st_target.dev_num) && !S_ISDIR(st_file_arg.st_mode))
           {
             int save_errno = errno;
             r_result =
@@ -805,7 +807,7 @@ Please check your configuration file and permissions\
                                  st_location,
                                  &cli_user_options);
 
-    if (result > 1)
+    if (result)
     {
       dispose_waste(st_config_data.st_waste_folder_props_head);
       /* Don't need to print any messages here. Any warnings or errors

test/test_basic.sh

@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ test "$output" = "6"
 
 echo "$SEPARATOR"
 echo "  == rmw should refuse to move a waste folder or a file that resides within a waste folder"
-output="$($RMW_TEST_CMD_STRING "$PRIMARY_WASTE_DIR"/info)"
+output="$($RMW_TEST_CMD_STRING "$PRIMARY_WASTE_DIR"/info || true)"
 test "${output}" = " :warning: "$PRIMARY_WASTE_DIR"/info resides within a waste folder and has been ignored
 0 items were removed to the waste folder"
 
 # If the file gets removed (which it shouldn't), then the test that follows it will fail
-$RMW_TEST_CMD_STRING "$PRIMARY_WASTE_DIR"/info/1.trashinfo
+$RMW_TEST_CMD_STRING "$PRIMARY_WASTE_DIR"/info/1.trashinfo || true
 
 echo "\n\n == Display contents of 1.trashinfo "
 cat "$PRIMARY_WASTE_DIR"/info/1.trashinfo

test/test_btrfs_clone.sh

@@ -27,7 +27,21 @@ fi
 
 cd "$BTRFS_IMAGE_MOUNTPOINT"
 RMW_TEST_CMD_STRING="$BIN_DIR/rmw -c ${MESON_SOURCE_ROOT}/test/conf/btrfs_img.testrc"
-WASTE_USED="/tmp/rmw-loop/three/Waste"
+
+SUBVOLUME_USED="/tmp/rmw-loop/three"
+
+WASTE_USED="$SUBVOLUME_USED/Waste"
+if [ -d "$WASTE_USED" ]; then
+  rm -rf "$WASTE_USED"
+fi
+
+TEST_DIR="$SUBVOLUME_USED/test_dir"
+if [ -d "$TEST_DIR" ]; then
+  rm -rf "$TEST_DIR"
+fi
+
+mkdir "$TEST_DIR"
+$RMW_TEST_CMD_STRING -v "$TEST_DIR"
 
 touch foo
 $RMW_TEST_CMD_STRING foo