Re: [boost] Re: [filesystem] new functions proposals

From: Vladimir Prus (ghost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-05-07 01:16:04

Beman Dawes wrote:

>  >However, I've a question: if is always true that ph.leaf().empty() ==
>  >ph.empty.
>
> Yes, that's both intuitively correct and follows from the specification
> path()'s return.

I'm not sure how it follows from specifications, actually, but it's not big 
issue. What's important that assert that I had was equvivalent to 
  
   assert(!ph.empty())

and that check is really of little use.

>  > IOW, is it ever possible to have empty element in the sequence of
>  >strings that compose the path?
>
> No, not in a path which follows the portable grammar. It is a little less
> clear for a native path on a system other than POSIX or Windows, but I
> don't think we should agonize over that corner case.

OK.

- Volodya