Function FileDelete

LASzip/src/mydefs.cpp:297–307

delete a file on common OS and report failure absolute filename to delete message type on failure

/// <param name="filename">absolute filename to delete</param>
/// <param name="onFailMsg">message type on failure</param>
void FileDelete(std::filesystem::path file, LAS_MESSAGE_TYPE onFailMsg) {
  if (file.string().empty()) return;
  LASMessage(LAS_VERBOSE, "deleting '%s'", file.string().c_str());
  try {
    if (!std::filesystem::remove(file)) {
      LASMessage(LAS_WARNING, "file not found: '%s'", file.string().c_str());
    }
  } catch (const std::filesystem::filesystem_error& e) {
    LASMessage(onFailMsg, "delete of file '%s' failed [%s]", file.string().c_str(), e.what());
  }
}

/// !!The caller is responsible for managing the memory of the returned const char*
/// using 'delete[]' when done!!