Use the status check from C++ to check for error condition

src/libbu/file.cpp

@@ -415,35 +415,47 @@ bu_file_executable(const char *path)
 int
 bu_file_directory(const char *path)
 {
- struct stat sb;
+ std::filesystem::file_status fs;
 
  if (UNLIKELY(!path || (path[0] == '\0'))) {
  return 0;
  }
 
- if (stat(path, &sb) == -1) {
+ try
+ {
+ fs = std::filesystem::status(path);
+ }
+ catch (std::filesystem::filesystem_error const &)
+ {
+ bu_log("Error: unable to get permissions for %s\n", path);
  return 0;
  }
 
- bool is_symlink = std::filesystem::is_directory(std::filesystem::status(path));
- return (is_symlink) ? 1 : 0;
+ bool is_directory = std::filesystem::is_directory(fs);
+ return (is_directory) ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
 
 int
 bu_file_symbolic(const char *path)
 {
- struct stat sb;
+ std::filesystem::file_status fs;
 
  if (UNLIKELY(!path || (path[0] == '\0'))) {
  return 0;
  }
 
- if (stat(path, &sb) == -1) {
+ try
+ {
+ fs = std::filesystem::status(path);
+ }
+ catch (std::filesystem::filesystem_error const &)
+ {
+ bu_log("Error: unable to get permissions for %s\n", path);
  return 0;
  }
 
- bool is_symlink = std::filesystem::is_symlink(std::filesystem::status(path));
+ bool is_symlink = std::filesystem::is_symlink(fs);
  return (is_symlink) ? 1 : 0;
 }