Add mvfile() filesystem utility function

3 files changed, 33 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/libbuild2/filesystem.cxx b/libbuild2/filesystem.cxx
index 259de26..0072408 100644
--- a/libbuild2/filesystem.cxx
+++ b/libbuild2/filesystem.cxx
@@ -102,6 +102,27 @@ namespace build2
     return ms;
   }
 
+  void
+  mvfile (const path& f, const path& t, uint16_t v)
+  {
+    if (verb >= v)
+      text << "mv " << f << ' ' << t;
+
+    try
+    {
+      butl::mvfile (f, t, (cpflags::overwrite_content |
+                           cpflags::overwrite_permissions));
+    }
+    catch (const io_error& e)
+    {
+      fail << "unable to overwrite " << t << " with " << f << ": " << e;
+    }
+    catch (const system_error& e) // EACCES, etc.
+    {
+      fail << "unable to move " << f << " to " << t << ": " << e;
+    }
+  }
+
   fs_status<rmfile_status>
   rmsymlink (context& ctx, const path& p, bool d, uint16_t v)
   {
diff --git a/libbuild2/filesystem.hxx b/libbuild2/filesystem.hxx
index aedfed2..5d26524 100644
--- a/libbuild2/filesystem.hxx
+++ b/libbuild2/filesystem.hxx
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ namespace build2
   LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT fs_status<mkdir_status>
   mkdir_p (const dir_path&, uint16_t verbosity = 1);
 
+  // Rename a file (or file symlink) overwriting the destination if exists.
+  //
+  void
+  mvfile (const path& from, const path& to, uint16_t verbosity = 1);
+
   // Remove the file (unless dry-run) and print the standard diagnostics
   // starting from the specified verbosity level. The second argument is only
   // used in diagnostics, to print the target name. Passing the path for
diff --git a/libbuild2/version/init.cxx b/libbuild2/version/init.cxx
index 7cb5a48..43b6b92 100644
--- a/libbuild2/version/init.cxx
+++ b/libbuild2/version/init.cxx
@@ -370,25 +370,13 @@ namespace build2
       // The plan is simple: fixing up the version in a temporary file then
       // move it to the original.
       //
-      try
-      {
-        auto_rmfile t (fixup_manifest (rs.ctx,
-                                       f,
-                                       path::temp_path ("manifest"),
-                                       m.version));
-
-        mvfile (t.path, f, (cpflags::overwrite_content |
-                            cpflags::overwrite_permissions));
-        t.cancel ();
-      }
-      catch (const io_error& e)
-      {
-        fail << "unable to overwrite " << f << ": " << e;
-      }
-      catch (const system_error& e) // EACCES, etc.
-      {
-        fail << "unable to overwrite " << f << ": " << e;
-      }
+      auto_rmfile t (fixup_manifest (rs.ctx,
+                                     f,
+                                     path::temp_path ("manifest"),
+                                     m.version));
+
+      mvfile (t.path, f, verb_never);
+      t.cancel ();
     }
 
     static const module_functions mod_functions[] =