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+%
+% (c) The GRASP/AQUA Project, Glasgow University, 1995
+%
+\subsection[removeFile.lc]{removeFile Runtime Support}
+
+\begin{code}
+
+#include "rtsdefs.h"
+#include "stgio.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#endif
+
+StgInt
+removeFile(path)
+StgByteArray path;
+{
+    struct stat sb;
+
+    /* Check for a non-directory */
+    while (stat(path, &sb) != 0) {
+	if (errno != EINTR) {
+	    cvtErrno();
+	    stdErrno();
+	    return -1;
+	}
+    }
+    if (S_ISDIR(sb.st_mode)) {
+	ghc_errtype = ERR_INAPPROPRIATETYPE;
+	ghc_errstr = "file is a directory";
+	return -1;
+    }
+    while (unlink(path) != 0) {
+	if (errno != EINTR) {
+	    cvtErrno();
+	    stdErrno();
+	    return -1;
+	}
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+\end{code}