[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #63265] rmdir fails to remove directory containing read-only files

[John W. Eaton]

Follow-up Comment #13, bug #63265 (project octave):

On Unix systems deleting a file requires modifying the directory, not the file
itself so it is not the readability of the file that matters, only whether
there is write permission for the directory containing the file.

I agree with Philip that we shouldn't change the behavior of unlink.  Fixing
the Matlab compatibility of rmdir on Windows seems reasonable if someone wants
to work on that.




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