[PATCH] mktemp: prefer rmdir and unlink to remove

[Collin Funk]

This avoids the following behavior:

    $ strace -e silence=exit -e trace=unlink,rmdir \
        mktemp -d > /dev/full
    unlink("/tmp/tmp.ZBuPmS9ZGD") = -1 EISDIR (Is a directory)
    rmdir("/tmp/tmp.ZBuPmS9ZGD")  = 0
    mktemp: write error: No space left on device

In the above invocation we know that we created a directory, so we
should not remove a regular file that must have been created by another
process:

    $ strace -e silence=exit -e trace=unlink,rmdir \
        ./src/mktemp -d > /dev/full
    rmdir("/tmp/tmp.hGbME1HmJr") = 0
    mktemp: write error: No space left on device

* src/mktemp.c (main): Prefer rmdir and unlink depending on whether we
created a directory or regular file.
---
 src/mktemp.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/mktemp.c b/src/mktemp.c
index 72523be64..1fa797266 100644
--- a/src/mktemp.c
+++ b/src/mktemp.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
       if (!dry_run && ((stdout_closed = true), close_stream (stdout) != 0))
         {
           int saved_errno = errno;
-          remove (dest_name);
+          (create_directory ? rmdir : unlink) (dest_name);
           if (!suppress_file_err)
             error (0, saved_errno, _("write error"));
           status = EXIT_FAILURE;
-- 
2.53.0