Re: [Boost-users] Boost.FileSystem dependency on Boost.System?

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] Boost.FileSystem dependency on Boost.System?
From: 陳韋任 (chenwj_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-11-28 04:53:16

Hi,

On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 12:31:45AM -0800, alfC wrote:
> By the way, can anybody tell what is libboost_system specifically for?
> And what is the logic behind putting somethings in boost_system and
> others in boost_filesystem for example?

  See
  http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_45_0/libs/filesystem/v2/doc/index.htm#Change-history

 Version 1.35.0
  * Diagnostics moved to the separate Boost.System library.

  I think the author just want to let Boost.System handle OS specific error
code.

Regards,
chenwj

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