Number: 219

Date: 21-Mar-84 12':15':30

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Stansbury.pa

Subject: NSCREATEDIRECTORY creates multiple directories /w same name

Assigned To: Cooper.pa

Attn: 

Status: Closed

In/By: Harmony

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Serious

Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: Intermittent

Priority: Perhaps

System: Communications

Subsystem: NS Protocols

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Lisp Version: 14-Mar-84

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["Sannella.PA" "16-Aug-84 10':10':52" Attn': Status':(Fixed->Closed) In/By':]

Description: '
Date': 19 Mar 84 18':53 PST'
From': Stansbury.pa'
Subject': Lisp': NSCREATEDIRECTORY creates more than one directory of the same name'
To': LispSupport.pa'
Lisp-System-Date': 14-Mar-84 10':16':58'
Machine-Type': Dolphin'
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NSCREATEDIRECTORY({phylex':}<lisp>sources>) will create a new directory lisp>sources even if one already exists.  Should either be a no-op or raise an exception.'
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Serious, since Lisp cannot interpret the resulting directory hodge-podge.'
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-- Tayloe.'
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Date':  3 Apr 84 17':27 PST'
From': Cooper.pa'
Subject': fixed ARs 218 and 219 (NSCREATEDIRECTORY)'
In-reply-to': LispSupprt.pa''s message of 21 Mar 84 12':13':29 PST (Wednesday)'
To': LispSupport.pa'
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The latest version of NSFILING fixes these two bugs. Attempts to create a directory some of whose intermediate directories do not exist, and attempts to create a directory that already exists, generate BAD FILE NAME errors.'


Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Sannella.PA

Edit-Date: 16-Aug-84 10':10':54