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* lib/unistd.in.h: Include <io.h> and <direct.h> also for rmdir. * doc/posix-functions/getcwd.texi: Mention problem on native Windows.
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@node rmdir
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@section @code{rmdir}
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@findex rmdir
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POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/rmdir.html}
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Gnulib module: rmdir
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Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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@itemize
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@item
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This function is declared in different header files (namely, @code{<io.h>} or
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@code{<direct.h>}) on some platforms:
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mingw, MSVC 9.
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@item
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This function mistakenly removes a directory with
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@code{rmdir("dir/./")} on some platforms:
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Cygwin 1.5.x.
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@item
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This function fails with @code{EINVAL} instead of the expected
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@code{ENOTDIR} for @code{rmdir("file/")} on some platforms:
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mingw, MSVC 9.
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@end itemize
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Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
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@itemize
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@item
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When @code{rmdir} fails because the specified directory is not empty, the
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@code{errno} value is system dependent.
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@item
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POSIX requires that @code{rmdir("link-to-empty/")} remove @file{empty}
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and leave @file{link-to-empty} as a dangling symlink. This is
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counter-intuitive, so some systems fail with @code{ENOTDIR} instead:
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glibc
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@end itemize
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