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Re: install-info can "corrupt" dir file if interrupted.
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Eli Zaretskii |
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Re: install-info can "corrupt" dir file if interrupted. |
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Sat, 03 Dec 2022 19:52:46 +0200 |
> From: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2022 15:25:20 +0000
> Cc: Texinfo <bug-texinfo@gnu.org>
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> The report was dir file corruption if install-info was interrupted.
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> I've attempted to fix this issue by creating a temporary file with
> mkstemp, and then renaming it. I've added the Gnulib module for mkstemp
> as it will not exist on MS-Windows.
The rename operation is not atomic on MS-Windows, only on Posix systems.
Moreover, the MS runtime implements 'rename' in a way that fails if the
destination exists. So you will need the Gnulib replacement for it.