Simplify authenticate_*() and rep_fetch() functions semantics

5 files changed, 7 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/bpkg/auth.cxx b/bpkg/auth.cxx
index 08f6b11..ca187ed 100644
--- a/bpkg/auth.cxx
+++ b/bpkg/auth.cxx
@@ -644,11 +644,6 @@ namespace bpkg
     if (co.trust_no () && co.trust_yes ())
       fail << "--trust-yes and --trust-no are mutually exclusive";
 
-    if (conf != nullptr && conf->empty ())
-      conf = exists (bpkg_dir) ? &current_dir : nullptr;
-
-    assert (conf == nullptr || !conf->empty ());
-
     shared_ptr<certificate> r;
 
     if (conf == nullptr)
@@ -694,11 +689,6 @@ namespace bpkg
   {
     tracer trace ("authenticate_repository");
 
-    if (conf != nullptr && conf->empty ())
-      conf = exists (bpkg_dir) ? &current_dir : nullptr;
-
-    assert (conf == nullptr || !conf->empty ());
-
     path f;
     auto_rmfile rm;
 
diff --git a/bpkg/auth.hxx b/bpkg/auth.hxx
index c95d1c8..4cd2e56 100644
--- a/bpkg/auth.hxx
+++ b/bpkg/auth.hxx
@@ -15,11 +15,8 @@
 namespace bpkg
 {
   // Authenticate a repository certificate. If the configuration directory is
-  // NULL, then perform without a certificate database. If it is empty, then
-  // check if the current working directory is a configuration. If it is, then
-  // use its certificate database. Otherwise, continue as if it was NULL. All
-  // other values (including '.') are assumed to be valid configuration paths
-  // and will be diagnosed if that's not the case.
+  // NULL, then perform without a certificate database. Otherwise, use its
+  // certificate database.
   //
   // If the dependent trust fingerprint is present then try to authenticate
   // the certificate for use by the dependent prior to prompting the user.
diff --git a/bpkg/rep-fetch.cxx b/bpkg/rep-fetch.cxx
index c000f05..a3480d0 100644
--- a/bpkg/rep-fetch.cxx
+++ b/bpkg/rep-fetch.cxx
@@ -403,11 +403,6 @@ namespace bpkg
                  bool iu,
                  bool ev)
   {
-    if (conf != nullptr && conf->empty ())
-      conf = exists (bpkg_dir) ? &current_dir : nullptr;
-
-    assert (conf == nullptr || !conf->empty ());
-
     auto i (temp_dir.find (conf != nullptr ? *conf : empty_dir_path));
     assert (i != temp_dir.end ());
 
diff --git a/bpkg/rep-fetch.hxx b/bpkg/rep-fetch.hxx
index 2445129..9a9a18e 100644
--- a/bpkg/rep-fetch.hxx
+++ b/bpkg/rep-fetch.hxx
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ namespace bpkg
 
   // Fetch and authenticate repositories and packages manifests.
   //
-  // If conf is NULL, then assume not running in a bpkg configuration. If it
-  // is empty, then check if the bpkg configuration exists in the current
-  // working directory.
+  // If configuration directory is NULL, then assume not running in a bpkg
+  // configuration.
   //
   class certificate;
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ namespace bpkg
   //
   rep_fetch_data
   rep_fetch (const common_options&,
-             const dir_path* conf,
+             const dir_path* configuration,
              const repository_location&,
              bool ignore_unknown,
              bool expand_values);
diff --git a/bpkg/rep-info.cxx b/bpkg/rep-info.cxx
index 4e3315b..0000557 100644
--- a/bpkg/rep-info.cxx
+++ b/bpkg/rep-info.cxx
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ namespace bpkg
     if (conf != nullptr && conf->empty ())
       conf = exists (bpkg_dir) ? &current_dir : nullptr;
 
+    assert (conf == nullptr || !conf->empty ());
+
     init_tmp (conf != nullptr ? *conf : empty_dir_path);
 
     rep_fetch_data rfd (