5 files changed, 10 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfile.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfile.cpp
index 0ade573..01fb231 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfile.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfile.cpp
@@ -1656,6 +1656,8 @@ bool QFile::atEnd() const
 }
 
 /*!
+    \fn bool QFile::seek(qint64 pos)
+
     For random-access devices, this function sets the current position
     to \a pos, returning true on success, or false if an error occurred.
     For sequential devices, the default behavior is to do nothing and
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
index c9ebaa4..742b05e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ bool QFileSystemEngine::fillMetaData(const QFileSystemEntry &entry, QFileSystemM
         const QByteArray &path = entry.nativeFilePath();
         nativeFilePath = path.constData();
         nativeFilePathLength = path.size();
+        Q_UNUSED(nativeFilePathLength);
     }
 
     bool entryExists = true; // innocent until proven otherwise
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_win.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_win.cpp
index 82c6eba..1dbc40f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_win.cpp
@@ -583,6 +583,7 @@ QString QFileSystemEngine::owner(const QFileSystemEntry &entry, QAbstractFileEng
         }
     }
 #else
+    Q_UNUSED(entry);
     Q_UNUSED(own);
 #endif
     return name;
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qsettings.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qsettings.cpp
index b084ca5..f43fb31 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qsettings.cpp
@@ -981,23 +981,6 @@ QStringList QSettingsPrivate::splitArgs(const QString &s, int idx)
 // ************************************************************************
 // QConfFileSettingsPrivate
 
-/*
-    If we don't have the permission to read the file, returns false.
-    If the file doesn't exist, returns true.
-*/
-static bool checkAccess(const QString &name)
-{
-    QFileInfo fileInfo(name);
-
-    if (fileInfo.exists()) {
-        QFile file(name);
-        // if the file exists but we can't open it, report an error
-        return file.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
-    } else {
-        return true;
-    }
-}
-
 void QConfFileSettingsPrivate::initFormat()
 {
     extension = (format == QSettings::NativeFormat) ? QLatin1String(".conf") : QLatin1String(".ini");
@@ -1026,18 +1009,13 @@ void QConfFileSettingsPrivate::initFormat()
 
 void QConfFileSettingsPrivate::initAccess()
 {
-    bool readAccess = false;
     if (confFiles[spec]) {
-        readAccess = checkAccess(confFiles[spec]->name);
         if (format > QSettings::IniFormat) {
             if (!readFunc)
-                readAccess = false;
+                setStatus(QSettings::AccessError);
         }
     }
 
-    if (!readAccess)
-        setStatus(QSettings::AccessError);
-
     sync();       // loads the files the first time
 }
 
@@ -1432,7 +1410,7 @@ void QConfFileSettingsPrivate::syncConfFile(int confFileNo)
         We can often optimize the read-only case, if the file on disk
         hasn't changed.
     */
-    if (readOnly) {
+    if (readOnly && confFile->size > 0) {
         QFileInfo fileInfo(confFile->name);
         if (confFile->size == fileInfo.size() && confFile->timeStamp == fileInfo.lastModified())
             return;
@@ -1455,6 +1433,9 @@ void QConfFileSettingsPrivate::syncConfFile(int confFileNo)
     if (!file.isOpen())
         file.open(QFile::ReadOnly);
 
+    if (!createFile && !file.isOpen())
+        setStatus(QSettings::AccessError);
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     HANDLE readSemaphore = 0;
     HANDLE writeSemaphore = 0;
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
index efd3f45..cdc84f5 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qurl.cpp
@@ -6088,7 +6088,7 @@ bool QUrl::isDetached() const
     "//servername/path/to/file.txt". Note that only certain platforms can
     actually open this file using QFile::open().
 
-    \sa toLocalFile(), isLocalFile(), QDir::toNativeSeparators
+    \sa toLocalFile(), isLocalFile(), QDir::toNativeSeparators()
 */
 QUrl QUrl::fromLocalFile(const QString &localFile)
 {