Can't remove

Statac couldn’t remove a folder it made, or a file in fetched/. It builds each site in a folder of its own and puts that in the output’s place only when the build succeeds. Where it has no spare to build into, or can’t change the two over in one step, it makes folders beside the output for the purpose, named with .statac-new or .statac-old at the end; those are the folders it couldn’t remove. statac refuse removes a webmention’s file from fetched/mentions/, and its sender’s face from fetched/faces/, but never where it is a link, or anything but a file.

What you’ll see

error  Can't remove `._site.statac-old`: permission denied
  More: https://statac.dev/e/cant-remove/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac stops

A folder Statac can’t remove is one it can’t use for the next build either. When this comes after a successful build, the new site is already in place; only the old copy beside it is left. A webmention statac refuse couldn’t remove is still shown.

How to fix it

Deal with the reason the message gives, such as a program holding a file in the folder open, then build again. Statac removes the folder itself next time, or you can remove it. For a file in fetched/, put the file itself in place of a link, then run statac refuse again.

Example

Close whatever has a file from the old site open, and build again.

Its name

Name	cant-remove
In the terminal	statac explain cant-remove
To stop showing it	It stops the build, so it can't be quietened.