[TYPO3-core] RFC #11433: touch(): Utime failed in install tool

[Martin Kutschker]

Steffen Gebert schrieb:
> Hi,
> 
> This is a SVN patch request
> 
> Type: Bugfix
> 
> Branches: 4_1, 4_2, trunk
> 
> Bugtracker reference:
> http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=11433
> 
> Problem:
> Install tool always touches the ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL file to update its
> utime.
> If the web server user has no right to do so, this fails with a nasty
> PHP warning.
> 
> Solution:
> Check, if the file is really writable before touching it.

And then, what? If a failed check doesn't lead to a report to the admin you could have used @ with
the same effect. The error goes away, but you have no idea that the touch failed.

Masi