Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 21:30:07 GMT From: Joe Peterson <lavajoe@gentoo.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/59739: [libc] rmdir(2) and mkdir(2) both return EISDIR for argument "/" Message-ID: <200708022130.l72LU7nd052225@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/59739; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Joe Peterson <lavajoe@gentoo.org> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, asf@boinkor.net Cc: Subject: Re: kern/59739: [libc] rmdir(2) and mkdir(2) both return EISDIR for argument "/" Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:01:12 -0600 Hi, we at Gentoo/FreeBSD just ran into this issue with a script that had worked on Linux, since it expected EEXIST for all dirs (it did not expect EISDIR when trying to mkdir an existing dir when it hit "/"). We have fixed it, but since the mkdir/rmdir man pages do not specify EISDIR as a potential error code - and just for correctness/compatibility reasons - my feeling is that it would be good to fix this issue. I also have no experience hacking FreeBSD kernel or userland utilities, so I have not pursued providing a patch. Sorry if this follow-up is not useful without having a patch. -Thanks, Joe
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