From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-30 17:28:45
Martin wrote:
> - non-throwing is_* functions. I find it very inconvenient and error
> prune to put try/catch around each is_directory call. Calling
> is_accessible before every other is_* function is an option but not
> much easier and still leaves a risk for an exception if another
> process is accessing the file.
Did is_accessible get added, after all? That's bad. Let's remove it before
it gets standardized and it's too late. :-)