GNU bug report logs - #54180
[PATCH 00/12] Home: Clarify and better test symlink-manager.scm

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From: Maxime Devos <maximedevos <at> telenet.be>
To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>, 54180 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#54180] [PATCH 02/12] home: symlink-manager: Move helper
 procedures as top-level defines.
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2022 16:58:09 +0100

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Ludovic Courtès schreef op zo 27-02-2022 om 14:53 [+0100]:
> (file-exists? (get-target-path path))
> [... other uses of file-exists? ...]

'file-exists?' does not simply check whether the file exists.
E.g., when there is some permission error, then it returns #false.

I think that in case of an permission error, it would best be reported
to the user, so I think a variant of 'file-exists?' may be needed.

Greetings,
Maxime.

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