#include <stdio.h> /* May get P_tmpdir. */
#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <errno.h>
#ifdef HAVE_UNISTD_H
#include <unistd.h>
#endif
strcpy (temp_filename + base_len + TEMP_FILE_LEN, suffix);
fd = mkstemps (temp_filename, suffix_len);
- /* If mkstemps failed, then something bad is happening. Maybe we should
- issue a message about a possible security attack in progress? */
+ /* Mkstemps failed. It may be EPERM, ENOSPC etc. */
if (fd == -1)
- abort ();
- /* Similarly if we can not close the file. */
+ {
+ fprintf (stderr, "Cannot create temporary file in %s: %s\n",
+ base, strerror (errno));
+ abort ();
+ }
+ /* We abort on failed close out of sheer paranoia. */
if (close (fd))
abort ();
return temp_filename;