rename, fchdir: don't ignore chdir failure

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 2009-10-02  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
 
+       rename, fchdir: don't ignore chdir failure
+       * lib/fchdir.c (get_name): Abort on unexpected chdir failure.
+       * lib/rename.c (rpl_rename) [W32]: Likewise.
+       (rpl_rename) [RENAME_DEST_EXISTS_BUG]: Avoid one case of losing
+       an empty destination directory if source cannot be renamed,
+       although there is still possibility for failure.
+       * doc/posix-functions/rename.texi (rename): Document the race.
+       Reported by Jim Meyering.
+
        maint: cleanup whitespace in recent commits
        * lib/rename.c (rpl_rename): Remove tabs.
        * tests/test-link.h (test_link): Likewise.