Re: rm: cannot remove directory `coreutils-7.3/lib': Directory not empty

[Mike Frysinger]

On Monday 04 May 2009 15:03:35 Matthew Woehlke wrote:
> binutils wrote:
> > I couldn't remove coreutils-7.3 directory after installation, even if
> > using sudo.
> >
> > bash-4.0$ rm -rf coreutils-7.3/
> > rm: cannot remove directory `coreutils-7.3/lib': Directory not empty
>
> I've seen problems like that where 'chmod -R +w coreutils-7.3/' would
> fix it. (If that works, however, it's still IMHO a problem that should
> be addressed.)

ive seen that when dealing with distcheck targets as the unpacked contents are 
not writable.  that wouldnt explain the fact that `sudo rm -rf` also failed 
though ...
-mike

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