enormous cleanup in untested code

src/common/optparser.py

@@ -101,18 +101,14 @@ def write(self):
 			pass
 		self.__tempfile = os.path.join(base_dir, '.' + filename)
 		try:
-			fd = open(self.__tempfile, 'w')
-		except:
-			#chances are we cannot write file in a directory
-			err_str = _('Unable to write file in %s') % base_dir
-			print err_str
-			return err_str
+			f = open(self.__tempfile, 'w')
+		except IOError, e:
+			return str(e)
 		try:
 			gajim.config.foreach(self.write_line, fd)
 		except IOError, e:
-			fd.close()
-			return e.errno
-		fd.close()
+			return str(e)
+		f.close()
 		if os.path.exists(self.__filename):
 			# win32 needs this
 			try:
@@ -122,7 +118,7 @@ def write(self):
 		try:
 			os.rename(self.__tempfile, self.__filename)
 		except IOError, e:
-			return e.errno
+			return str(e)
 		os.chmod(self.__filename, 0600)
 
 	def update_config(self, old_version, new_version):

src/gajim.py

@@ -1204,19 +1204,18 @@ def process_connections(self):
 					gajim.mutex_events_for_ui.unlock()
 			time.sleep(0.01) # so threads in connection.py have time to run
 			return True # renew timeout (loop for ever)
-		except KeyboardInterrupt:
+		except KeyboardInterrupt: # FIXME: can this happen?? CTRL+C IS CATCHED BY SIGNAL
 			sys.exit()
 		return False
 
 	def save_config(self):
-		err_code = parser.write()
-		if err_code is not None:
-			strerr = os.strerror(err_code)
-			print strerr
+		err_str = parser.write()
+		if err_str is not None:
+			print >> sys.stderr, err_str
 			# it is good to notify the user
 			# in case he or she cannot see the output of the console
-			dialogs.ErrorDialog(_('Cannot save your preferences'),
-				strerr).get_response()
+			dialogs.ErrorDialog(_('Could not save your settings and preferences'),
+				err_str).get_response()
 			sys.exit(1)
 
 	def __init__(self):