delete-directory no longer errors when racing

Problem reported by Glenn Morris for package-test.el (Bug#24714).
* doc/lispref/files.texi (Create/Delete Dirs), etc/NEWS: Document this.
* lisp/files.el (files--force): New function.
(delete-directory): Use it to avoid error in this case.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 1fd2a00b3f9..c5245bcd18b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -619,6 +619,11 @@ collection).
 ** The new functions 'make-nearby-temp-file' and 'temporary-file-directory'
 can be used for creation of temporary files of remote or mounted directories.
 
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+** The function 'delete-directory' no longer signals an error when
+operating recursively and when some other process deletes the directory
+or its files before 'delete-directory' gets to them.
+
 ** Changes in Frame- and Window- Handling
 
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