From e6fb579f4131506c14195788c6a5ae980ca7b05d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:20:36 +0200 Subject: maint: tac: prefer "failed to" diagnostic over "cannot" * src/tac.c: Change wording in diagnostic: "failed to open" seems clearer than "cannot open". --- src/tac.c | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/tac.c') diff --git a/src/tac.c b/src/tac.c index 7cc562e91..01150a3e8 100644 --- a/src/tac.c +++ b/src/tac.c @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ temp_stream (FILE **fp, char **file_name) int fd = mkstemp (tempfile); if (fd < 0) { - error (0, errno, _("cannot create temporary file in %s"), + error (0, errno, _("failed to create temporary file in %s"), quote (tempdir)); goto Reset; } @@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ temp_stream (FILE **fp, char **file_name) tmp_fp = fdopen (fd, (O_BINARY ? "w+b" : "w+")); if (! tmp_fp) { - error (0, errno, _("cannot open %s for writing"), quote (tempfile)); + error (0, errno, _("failed to open %s for writing"), + quote (tempfile)); close (fd); unlink (tempfile); Reset: @@ -569,7 +570,8 @@ tac_file (const char *filename) fd = open (filename, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY); if (fd < 0) { - error (0, errno, _("cannot open %s for reading"), quote (filename)); + error (0, errno, _("failed to open %s for reading"), + quote (filename)); return false; } } -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf