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Feature #9263

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When creating symlink (or link) and the destination exists already, the error message is ambiguous

Added by vajrasky (Vajrasky Kok) almost 11 years ago. Updated almost 11 years ago.

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Target version:
2.1.0
[ruby-core:59202]

Description

Assume file 'link_b' already exists.

irb(main):001:0> File.symlink('a.txt', 'link_b')
Errno::EEXIST: File exists @ sys_fail2 - (a.txt, link_b)
from (irb):1:in symlink' from (irb):1 from /home/ethan/Documents/code/ruby/localruby/bin/irb:11:in '

We don't need both file information "(a.txt, link_b)". For EEXIST, it always refers to the destination file. So the error message should be:
Errno::EEXIST: File exists @ sys_fail2 - link_b
from (irb):1:in symlink' from (irb):1 from /home/ethan/Documents/code/ruby/localruby/bin/irb:11:in '

I already created a patch for this. Tested on Linux. I haven't tested on Windows yet. If this is a go, then I'll test it on Windows later (Does Ruby 2.1 support symlink on Windows NT 6?).

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better_error_message_symlink_link_destination_exist.patch (1.01 KB) better_error_message_symlink_link_destination_exist.patch vajrasky (Vajrasky Kok), 12/19/2013 06:19 PM
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Updated by nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada) almost 11 years ago

  • Status changed from Open to Closed
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

This issue was solved with changeset r44313.
Vajrasky, thank you for reporting this issue.
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.
May Ruby be with you.

file.c: destination path only

  • file.c: remove unnecessary the source path from EEXIST error
    messages and show the destination path only. [ruby-core:59202]
    [Feature #9263]
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