3 files changed, 24 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/lib/fstree/add_by_path.c b/lib/fstree/add_by_path.c
index 7c9063e..8918efc 100644
--- a/lib/fstree/add_by_path.c
+++ b/lib/fstree/add_by_path.c
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ tree_node_t *fstree_add_generic(fstree_t *fs, const char *path,
 	tree_node_t *child, *parent;
 	const char *name;
 
+	if (*path == '\0') {
+		child = fs->root;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	parent = fstree_get_node_by_path(fs, fs->root, path, true, true);
 	if (parent == NULL)
 		return NULL;
@@ -27,7 +32,7 @@ tree_node_t *fstree_add_generic(fstree_t *fs, const char *path,
 	child = parent->data.dir.children;
 	while (child != NULL && strcmp(child->name, name) != 0)
 		child = child->next;
-
+out:
 	if (child != NULL) {
 		if (!S_ISDIR(child->mode) || !S_ISDIR(sb->st_mode) ||
 		    !child->data.dir.created_implicitly) {
diff --git a/lib/fstree/fstree.c b/lib/fstree/fstree.c
index b2e199d..7c00755 100644
--- a/lib/fstree/fstree.c
+++ b/lib/fstree/fstree.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ int fstree_init(fstree_t *fs, char *defaults)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	fs->root->data.dir.created_implicitly = true;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/fstree/fstree_from_file.c b/lib/fstree/fstree_from_file.c
index dd7ca22..3bf8cd1 100644
--- a/lib/fstree/fstree_from_file.c
+++ b/lib/fstree/fstree_from_file.c
@@ -344,19 +344,20 @@ static const struct callback_t {
 	unsigned int mode;
 	bool need_extra;
 	bool is_glob;
+	bool allow_root;
 	int (*callback)(fstree_t *fs, const char *filename, size_t line_num,
 			const char *path, struct stat *sb,
 			const char *basepath, unsigned int glob_flags,
 			const char *extra);
 } file_list_hooks[] = {
-	{ "dir", S_IFDIR, false, false, add_generic },
-	{ "slink", S_IFLNK, true, false, add_generic },
-	{ "link", 0, true, false, add_hard_link },
-	{ "nod", 0, true, false, add_device },
-	{ "pipe", S_IFIFO, false, false, add_generic },
-	{ "sock", S_IFSOCK, false, false, add_generic },
-	{ "file", S_IFREG, false, false, add_file },
-	{ "glob", 0, true, true, glob_files },
+	{ "dir", S_IFDIR, false, false, true, add_generic },
+	{ "slink", S_IFLNK, true, false, false, add_generic },
+	{ "link", 0, true, false, false, add_hard_link },
+	{ "nod", 0, true, false, false, add_device },
+	{ "pipe", S_IFIFO, false, false, false, add_generic },
+	{ "sock", S_IFSOCK, false, false, false, add_generic },
+	{ "file", S_IFREG, false, false, false, add_file },
+	{ "glob", 0, true, true, true, glob_files },
 };
 
 #define NUM_HOOKS (sizeof(file_list_hooks) / sizeof(file_list_hooks[0]))
@@ -456,9 +457,12 @@ static int handle_line(fstree_t *fs, const char *filename,
 	if ((line = read_str(line, &path)) == NULL)
 		goto fail_ent;
 
-	if (canonicalize_name(path) || *path == '\0')
+	if (canonicalize_name(path))
 		goto fail_ent;
 
+	if (*path == '\0' && !cb->allow_root)
+		goto fail_root;
+
 	if (cb->is_glob && *line == '*') {
 		++line;
 		mode = 0;
@@ -507,6 +511,10 @@ static int handle_line(fstree_t *fs, const char *filename,
 
 	return cb->callback(fs, filename, line_num, path,
 			    &sb, basepath, glob_flags, extra);
+fail_root:
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: " PRI_SZ ": cannot use / as argument for %s.\n",
+		filename, line_num, cb->keyword);
+	return -1;
 fail_no_extra:
 	fprintf(stderr, "%s: " PRI_SZ ": missing argument for %s.\n",
 		filename, line_num, cb->keyword);