Add errno checking and debug logging for remove() failures in TOCTOU fix#154
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[WIP] Update to address feedback from PR #143
Add errno checking and debug logging for remove() failures in TOCTOU fix
Jan 22, 2026
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Addresses feedback on PR #143: the TOCTOU fix correctly eliminated the race condition between
stat()andremove(), but silently ignored allremove()failures, potentially hiding legitimate errors like permission denials.Changes
remove()call to check return value and examine errnoENOENT→ logged as "expected race condition" (file already removed by another thread)EACCES) → logged with errno andstrerror()for troubleshooting<cerrno>and<cstring>for errno/strerror supportImplementation
Uses DEBUG level to avoid noise in production while maintaining visibility for diagnostics.
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