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Re^2: how to make close() fail

by dave_the_m (Monsignor)
on Sep 29, 2012 at 09:22 UTC ( [id://996359]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Re: how to make close() fail
in thread how to make close() fail

Seems liek a completely unnecessary test to me
NFS for example does buffered writes "over the wire", so all the writes apparently work, only for the final flush associated with the close() to fail (e.g. due to filesystem full)

Dave.

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Re^3: how to make close() fail
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Sep 29, 2012 at 09:41 UTC

    I know close can fail, but that wasn't my point.

    How complicated can a failed-to-close code path be that you can't test it 'by inspection'?

    And if it is complicated enough to warrant it, it probably indicates poor design.

    More likely this is the triumph of a "100% code coverage" mandate over reason.

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