[tor-bugs] #1080 [Polipo]: Unable to purge disk cache on Windows

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#1080: Unable to purge disk cache on Windows
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  Reporter:  loafier  |       Owner:  loafier
      Type:  defect   |      Status:  closed 
  Priority:  minor    |   Milestone:         
 Component:  Polipo   |     Version:  1.0    
Resolution:  wontfix  |    Keywords:         
    Parent:           |  
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Changes (by phobos):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  None => wontfix


Old description:

> Polipo should be run with the -x switch periodically to remove or
> truncate cache files to keep the cache tree from growing too large.
> However, on Windows, Polipo fails with this error:
> Couldn't fts_open disk cache: Function not implemented
>
> GDB indicates that the failure occurs when fts_open() calls
> change_to_dir(). change_to_dir() relies on the fchdir() syscall,
> which seems to have no analog on Windows. Therefore, change_to_dir()
> remains unimplemented on that platform.
>
> [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

New description:

 Polipo should be run with the -x switch periodically to remove or
 truncate cache files to keep the cache tree from growing too large.
 However, on Windows, Polipo fails with this error:
 Couldn't fts_open disk cache: Function not implemented

 GDB indicates that the failure occurs when fts_open() calls
 change_to_dir(). change_to_dir() relies on the fchdir() syscall,
 which seems to have no analog on Windows. Therefore, change_to_dir()
 remains unimplemented on that platform.

 [Automatically added by flyspray2trac: Operating System: All]

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Comment:

 Juliusz has taken over polipo maintenance again.  He's asked the authors
 of existing bugs to email them to his mailing list at
 https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/polipo-users

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