--- ray/src/rt/rpict.c	1993/08/02 21:48:37	2.27
+++ ray/src/rt/rpict.c	1993/08/11 09:46:15	2.29
@@ -205,12 +205,19 @@ char  *pout, *zout, *prvr;
 				cp--;
 			strcpy(cp, RFTEMPLATE);
 			prvr = mktemp(fbuf2);
-			if (rename(fbuf, prvr) < 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
-				sprintf(errmsg,
+			if (rename(fbuf, prvr) < 0)
+				if (errno == ENOENT) {	/* ghost file */
+					sprintf(errmsg,
+						"new output file \"%s\"",
+						fbuf);
+					error(WARNING, errmsg);
+					prvr = NULL;
+				} else {		/* serious error */
+					sprintf(errmsg,
 					"cannot rename \"%s\" to \"%s\"",
 						fbuf, prvr);
-				error(SYSTEM, errmsg);
-			}
+					error(SYSTEM, errmsg);
+				}
 		}
 	}
 	npicts = 0;			/* render sequence */
@@ -600,7 +607,8 @@ char  *oldfile;
 	getheader(fp, NULL, NULL);
 				/* get picture size */
 	if (!fscnresolu(&x, &y, fp)) {
-		sprintf(errmsg, "bad recover file \"%s\"", oldfile);
+		sprintf(errmsg, "bad recover file \"%s\" - not removed",
+				oldfile);
 		error(WARNING, errmsg);
 		fclose(fp);
 		return(0);