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| -rw-r--r-- | libs/pbd/filesystem.cc | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h | 12 |
2 files changed, 26 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libs/pbd/filesystem.cc b/libs/pbd/filesystem.cc index 229b22fcb5..aefe6d525c 100644 --- a/libs/pbd/filesystem.cc +++ b/libs/pbd/filesystem.cc @@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ create_directories(const path & p) return true; } +bool +remove(const path & p) +{ + if(!exists(p)) return false; + + int error = g_unlink (p.to_string().c_str()); + + if(error == -1) + { + throw filesystem_error(g_strerror(errno), errno); + } + return true; +} + string basename (const path & p) { diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h index 8d4bf8dea9..7eca8a7ed3 100644 --- a/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h +++ b/libs/pbd/pbd/filesystem.h @@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ bool create_directory(const path & p); */ bool create_directories(const path & p); +/** + * Attempt to delete the file at path p as if by the glib function + * g_unlink. + * + * @return true if file existed prior to removing it, false if file + * at p did not exist. + * + * @throw filesystem_error if removing the file failed for any other + * reason other than the file did not exist. + */ +bool remove(const path & p); + string basename (const path& p); } // namespace sys |