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From: "Vinzent Hoefler" <0439279208b62c95f1880bf0f8776eeb@t-domaingrabbing.de>
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Subject: Re: Ada.Directories.Copy_File behavior
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:42:35 +0100
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Adam Beneschan wrote:

> If the OS won't let you delete a file at all, then it makes sense for
> the Create procedure to raise an exception (and similarly Copy_File).

Well, I know at least one file system where that would be the case. Not
in the usual consumer OS, though.


Vinzent.

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