Hi Ken,
> This happens because open() failing is considered a "soft" error and
> scan will continue, but read() failing is considered a hard error.
> I'd be willing to consider read() failing with EISDIR a soft error.
> Thoughts from others?
It compounds the flaws. The original one was not barring an all-digit
filename from being a folder. Code just didn't check as much back then.
We should state what makes a wise folder name,
e.g. /^[[:alpha:]][-_[:alnum:]*$/ in the user's locale.
We report the problem better in other cases.
$ td
/home/tmp/1719392294.254317947
$ cp `mhpath .` 1
$ scan +.
1 24-06-26 Ken Hornstein Re: folders which are numerical names
>I'm w
$ mkdir ,1
$ rmm 1
rmm: unable to rename 1 to ,1: Is a directory, continuing...
$ scan
1 24-06-26 Ken Hornstein Re: folders which are numerical names
>I'm w
$ mv 1 ,1
$ scan
scan: no messages in /home/tmp/1719392294.254317947
$ scan @,1
1 24-06-26 Ken Hornstein Re: folders which are numerical names
>I'm w
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Cheers, Ralph.
