[Bluej-discuss] Backup file error messages

[Michael Kölling]

On 13 Sep 2007, at 02:47, Hedley Finger wrote:

> 6       Make another class, change a method and compile.
>
> 7       Add another method and compile, then quit BlueJ.
>
>          Created *.java, *.java# and *.java~ files.

I think I know what might be going on. I think it has to do with the  
SECOND edit. The first save succeeds and leaves the ~ file. The  
second save fails.

This might be because the rename to a file name that exists might  
fail. It is OS dependent how the file system reacts when trying to  
rename a file, and the target file name already exists...

We should just delete old backup files before creating new ones.


If this is indeed the problem, we would have to fix this in the next  
BlueJ release. In the meantime, people who experience this problem  
should switch backup off.

Michael