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commit 11d3b01050af8b66debd601507b8e770af23a168
parent eddd8963e73080324b866430b2a8be3f73b4c93a
Author: Benno Schulenberg <bensberg@telfort.nl>
Date:   Fri, 29 May 2020 10:48:01 +0200

files: give a more precise warning when deleting an existing backup fails

This addresses https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?58410.

Diffstat:
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src/files.c
 | 
3
++-

1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
@@ -1639,9 +1639,10 @@ bool write_file(const char *name, FILE *thefile, bool tmp,
 
 		/* Now first try to delete an existing backup file. */
 		if (unlink(backupname) < 0 && errno != ENOENT && !ISSET(INSECURE_BACKUP)) {
+			warn_and_briefly_pause(_("Cannot delete existing backup"));
 			if (user_wants_to_proceed())
 				goto skip_backup;
-			statusline(HUSH, _("Error writing backup file %s: %s"),
+			statusline(HUSH, _("Cannot delete backup %s: %s"),
 								backupname, strerror(errno));
 			free(backupname);
 			goto cleanup_and_exit;