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Bug 15621 – std.file.rename does not allow moving files to a different drive

Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: phobos
Product: D
Version: D2
Platform: All
OS: Windows
Creation time: 2016-01-29T10:05:40Z
Last change time: 2024-12-01T16:25:53Z
Keywords: pull
Assigned to: yebblies
Creator: yebblies

Comments

Comment #0 by yebblies — 2016-01-29T10:05:40Z

On windows std.file.rename calls MoveFileExW, which will not move files from once device to another unless the MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED flag is set. Since the cstdio function with the same name doesn't have this limitation, and it's not documented, it seems accidental.

Comment #1 by yebblies — 2016-01-29T10:10:12Z

Windows rename: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/zw5t957f.aspx MoveFileExW: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365240(v=vs.85).aspx https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/phobos/pull/3960

Comment #2 by robert.schadek — 2024-12-01T16:25:53Z

THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO GITHUB https://github.com/dlang/phobos/issues/9673 DO NOT COMMENT HERE ANYMORE, NOBODY WILL SEE IT, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO GITHUB