FW: [boost] Re: [filesystem] documentation nitpick

From: Anthony Williams (anthwil_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-08-13 03:44:36

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From: Anthony Williams [mailto:anthwil_at_[hidden]]
Sent: 13 August 2002 09:28
To: Williams, Anthony [PAI01:3497:EXCH]
Subject: [boost] Re: [filesystem] documentation nitpick

 > > From: 	Carl Daniel[SMTP:CPDANIEL_at_[hidden]]
 > > Sent: 	Tuesday, August 13, 2002 12:13:07 AM
 > "Thomas Witt" <witt_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
 > news:200208121937.41760.witt_at_ive.uni-hannover.de...
 > > Have a look at the attached program. Compile (SUBSYSTEM:console) and
run.
 > It
 > > will create two files with filenames differing only in case. BTW this
only
 > > works for NTFS (i.e. not for network shares).
 > 
 > Ah yes - FILE_FLAG_POSIX_SEMANTICS.  That does raise an interesting
question
 > though:
 > 
 > This flag is provided by the Win32 API to allow programs such as
 > backup/restore programs to properly process directories containing files
 > created by POSIX programs, which may have names differing only in case.
 > 
 > Should the filesystem library provide access to such subtleties?
 > 
 > I'd be inclined to say no, but others might disagree.

I'm here to disagree --- we certainly ought to allow access to such files
with
the filesystem library. I think it is important that the filesystem library
allows us to manipulate every manipulatable file on a given system. You
might
want to make it an option, though --- pass in a "case-insensitive" flag when
constructing a path, perhaps.

Anthony