On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:28:04 +0200 Lars-Peter Clausen [off-list ref] wrote:

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Although I might whine about inappropriate use of
ENOENT, which means "No such file or directory".

That is due to to many bad examples, I guess. Would using ENXIO instead keep
you from whining?

Sounds a bit better.  It's hardly a huge issue though.