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bug#13409: [patch] make some error messages clearer


From: Benno Schulenberg
Subject: bug#13409: [patch] make some error messages clearer
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:08:33 +0100

On Wed, Feb 6, 2013, at 16:54, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> But I'll note that "error reading" and "error writing" are quite
> unambiguous and fit well to indicate partial failure of the operation.
> If we used "failed to write", then it might imply that nothing was written 
> etc.

To both points: +1.

> So I've adjusted Benno's patch as per the attached,
> which rewraps long lines and s/error closing/failed to close/
> as that is a single operation where "failed to" fits well.

+1 to that too.

Benno

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