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| -rw-r--r-- | compat/mingw.c | 9 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c index 0e8807196f..b1cc30d0f1 100644 --- a/compat/mingw.c +++ b/compat/mingw.c @@ -338,9 +338,16 @@ int mingw_unlink(const char *pathname, int handle_in_use_error) return 0; if (!is_file_in_use_error(GetLastError())) break; + /* + * _wunlink() / DeleteFileW() for directory symlinks fails with + * ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED (EACCES), so try _wrmdir() as well. This is the + * same error we get if a file is in use (already checked above). + */ + if (!_wrmdir(wpathname)) + return 0; + if (!handle_in_use_error) return -1; - } while (retry_ask_yes_no(&tries, "Unlink of file '%s' failed. " "Should I try again?", pathname)); return -1; |