CVS update: gnucash/src/backend/file

[Linas Vepstas]

On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 01:11:00PM -0400, Derek Atkins was heard to remark:
> > 
> > Why can't you just set the error status, the way you did for the unlink
> > errors? Somehwere higher up the stack, the gui routines do check for
> > errors ... 
> 
> Because it's NOT an error -- it's a warning.  Also, I don't think the

Hmm.. I see nothing wrong with popping up a warning message.


> The real problem is that the backend function is not continuable..  If
> the backend wants user input (due to a warning, or even a continuable
> error) then there is no way to warn the user via a dialog and then
> continue the process.  There is no way to "continue the process".

Yeah, it wasn't supposed to be synchronous error delivery. 
(Insert vague mumblings about remote servershere).  I guess 
telling the user to 'retry' doesn't cut it?

--linas

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