# 
# 
# patch "ChangeLog"
#  from [22f4b4c7ddda6fbc2b9ad59c5f23c7e770b81622]
#    to [1da0b909bd2cdfcf8af52a8815f23bbfb8fccfb3]
# 
# patch "work.cc"
#  from [3ae2f27c4144ca392eb4200e488a234f6db7d4e7]
#    to [84255ab5fc196afa22837bc1109dce8f2d8fd549]
# 
============================================================
--- ChangeLog	22f4b4c7ddda6fbc2b9ad59c5f23c7e770b81622
+++ ChangeLog	1da0b909bd2cdfcf8af52a8815f23bbfb8fccfb3
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-02-21  Nathaniel Smith  <address@hidden>
+
+	* work.cc (detach_node): Check if we are passed the root dir, and
+	error out if so.
+
 2006-02-21  Matt Johnston  <address@hidden>
 
 	* commands.cc (pid_file): newline-terminate the pid
============================================================
--- work.cc	3ae2f27c4144ca392eb4200e488a234f6db7d4e7
+++ work.cc	84255ab5fc196afa22837bc1109dce8f2d8fd549
@@ -754,6 +754,8 @@
 {
   node_id nid = next_nid++;
   file_path src_pth(src);
+  // can't detach the root dir
+  E(src != file_path(), F("cannot delete or rename the root directory"));
   bookkeeping_path dst_pth = path_for_nid(nid);
   safe_insert(rename_add_drop_map, make_pair(dst_pth, src_pth));
   make_dir_for(dst_pth);