Re: g_file_test()

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

Tim Janik <timj gtk org> writes:

> On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, Tim Janik wrote:
> 
> > 
> > typedef enum
> > {
> >   G_FILE_TEST_IS_REGULAR    = 1 << 0,
> >   G_FILE_TEST_IS_SYMLINK    = 1 << 1,
> >   G_FILE_TEST_IS_DIR        = 1 << 2,
> >   G_FILE_TEST_IS_EXECUTABLE = 1 << 3,
> >   G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS        = 1 << 4
> > } GFileTest;
> > 
> > gboolean g_file_test         (const gchar  *filename,
> >                               GFileTest     test);
> > 
> > having used g_file_test() in a couple places now, i have to say that:
> > 1) it definitely needs G_FILE_TEST_IS_READABLE and G_FILE_TEST_IS_WRITABLE
> > 2) it should return TRUE only if all tests succeeded.
> 
> are there actually any objections/concerns not yet raised on this issue?
> if not, i'd like to fix matters ASAP.

This was discussed and decided on for a reason (though I don't
remember the details right now) ... both alternatives
were considered. So, I'd appreciate if you'd hold off until we
can see if we can locate that discussion.

Regards,
                                        Owen