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1 files changed, 30 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/file.erl b/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
index 58b601e456..1971df9038 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
@@ -397,25 +397,36 @@ write_file(Name, Bin) ->
Modes :: [mode()],
Reason :: posix() | badarg | terminated | system_limit.
-write_file(Name, Bin, ModeList) when is_list(ModeList) ->
- case make_binary(Bin) of
- B when is_binary(B) ->
- case open(Name, [binary, write |
- lists:delete(binary,
- lists:delete(write, ModeList))]) of
- {ok, Handle} ->
- case write(Handle, B) of
- ok ->
- close(Handle);
- E1 ->
- _ = close(Handle),
- E1
- end;
- E2 ->
- E2
- end;
- E3 ->
- E3
+write_file(Name, IOData, ModeList) when is_list(ModeList) ->
+ case lists:member(raw, ModeList) of
+ true ->
+ %% For backwards compatibility of error messages
+ try iolist_size(IOData) of
+ _Size -> do_write_file(Name, IOData, ModeList)
+ catch
+ error:Error -> {error, Error}
+ end;
+ false ->
+ case make_binary(IOData) of
+ Bin when is_binary(Bin) ->
+ do_write_file(Name, Bin, ModeList);
+ Error ->
+ Error
+ end
+ end.
+
+do_write_file(Name, IOData, ModeList) ->
+ case open(Name, [binary, write | ModeList]) of
+ {ok, Handle} ->
+ case write(Handle, IOData) of
+ ok ->
+ close(Handle);
+ E1 ->
+ _ = close(Handle),
+ E1
+ end;
+ E2 ->
+ E2
end.
%% Obsolete, undocumented, local node only, don't use!.