GNU bug report logs - #34338
26.1; delete-file return codes and failures

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From: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 34338 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#34338: 26.1; delete-file return codes and failures
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 00:14:12 -0500

On 2019-02-07 05:36, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2019 16:02:11 -0500
> > From: Boruch Baum <boruch_baum <at> gmx.com>
> >
> > So the messages are unique, but not clear.
>
> The description comes from the error code returned by a C library
> function.  Doing more than that would mean additional checks, which
> will be expensive and probably non-portable.  I don't see the benefit.
> I mean, why isn't "Operation not permitted" enough, it tells you that
> your user is not permitted to do that, which is clear enough IMO.

Reasonable.

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