These entries returned by `readdir` are legacy of Unix API, we don't
really need them. Most APIs do not return them (for example Java
`Files.newDirectoryStream` or Python `os.listdir`).
* add `nextDirEntry` which returns `Maybe String`, so `Nothing` on
the end of directory unlike `dirEntry` which returns unspecified error
on the end of directory
* `dirEntry` is deprecated now, but not removed because compiler depends on it
* native implementation of `dirEntry` is patched to explicitly reset `errno`
before the `readdir` call: without it end of directory and error were
indistinguishable
* test added
* add `strerror` function
* move `getErrno` to `System.Errno`
* use `strerror` in `Show FileError`
* on node there's no access to `strerror`, so `strerror` just converts the number to string
Ideally, liftIO would always be linear, but that has lots of knock-on
effects for other monads which we might want to put in HasIO, now that
subtyping is gone. We'll have to revisit this when we have some kind of
multiplicity polymorphism.
This didn't cause a problem before as it was likely just ignored by the C
function. According to Edwin the extra argument is a leftover from when this
was a pure scheme call.
Conditional variables with timeout in Chez didn't work, so changed to a
consistent meaning of the timeout (microseconds). Also fix linearity of
unsafePerformIO.
Following a fairly detailed discussion on slack, the feeling is
generally that it's better to have a single interface. While precision
is nice, it doesn't appear to buy us anything here. If that turns out to
be wrong, or limiting somehow, we can revisit it later. Also:
- it's easier for backend authors if the type of IO operations is
slightly less restrictive. For example, if it's in HasIO, that limits
alternative implementations, which might be awkward for some
alternative back ends.
- it's one less extra detail to learn. This is minor, but there needs to
be a clear advantage if there's more detail to learn.
- It is difficult to think of an underlying type that can't have a Monad
instance (I have personally never encountered one - if they turns out
to exist, again, we can revisit!)
