Re: Errno checks for rmtree()

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > + static void
> > + rmtree_errno(char *filepath)
> > + {
> > + if (errno == EACCES)
> > + #ifndef FRONTEND
> > + elog(LOG, "no permission to remove \"%s\"", filepath);
> > + #else
> > + fprintf(stderr, "no permission to remove \"%s\"", filepath);
> > + #endif
> > + else if (errno == EBUSY)
> > [ etc ]
>
> This seems awfully bogus: it's incomplete and not in the style of our
> other error messages. Why not just one case:
>
> #ifndef FRONTEND
> elog(LOG, "could not remove \"%s\": %m", filepath);
> #else
> fprintf(stderr, "could not remove \"%s\": %s\n", filepath,
> strerror(errno));
> #endif

OK, so you just wanted _an_ error string to be printed on failure rather
than the reasons.

> Also, I'm unconvinced that LOG is the appropriate error level;
> WARNING would probably be better.

Yea, good point.

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