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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directori
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Andre Majorel |
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Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories |
Date: |
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 17:14:10 +0200 |
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On 2004-04-25 22:37 -0700, Tom Lord wrote:
> From: Aaron Bentley <address@hidden>
> > How about this:
>
> > "Error encountered checking for nested project trees in %s:\n%s
> > accessing %s\n", directory, errno_to_string (errn), file);
>
> That error message is misleading to experts. How about:
>
> Error checking for existence of: foo/{arch}
> (from lstat): Permission denied (13)
How about:
E 4269 foo/{arch}: Permission denied
In the man page, in the DIAGNOSTICS section:
4269 _filename_: _error_
An error occurred while lstating _filename_. If the error
is "Permission denied", verify that the parent directory
is searchable.
Heresy ?
--
André Majorel
http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Re: Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, (continued)
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Matthieu Moy, 2004/04/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Michael Poole, 2004/04/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Andrew Suffield, 2004/04/27
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2004/04/28
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, tomas, 2004/04/27
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Tom Lord, 2004/04/27
- [Gnu-arch-users] Re: Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Nikolai Weibull, 2004/04/27
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Re: [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, tomas, 2004/04/28
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories,
Andre Majorel <=
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Michael Poole, 2004/04/26
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Matthieu Moy, 2004/04/25
- Re: [Gnu-arch-users] [HEY TOM!] unhelpful error for unreadable directories, Aaron Bentley, 2004/04/25