[boost] Re: Filesystem: create_directories

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-08-03 20:15:24

Thomas Witt <witt_at_[hidden]> writes:

> I'de like to get away from create. As I understand it, what we really
> want is to make sure a directory path actually exists without
> necessarily creating any directories. To me calling a create function
> for something that already exists should be an error. I can't see a
> reasonable way to have these semantics with create_directories.
>
> What about something like this:
>
> ensure_path_exists(path);

I have a word I use in scenarios like this: "demand".

  demand_directory(path)

"Demand" is not a perfect fit, but if you treat it like a term of
art, it works.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
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