[boost] Re: Re: Other filesystem implementations

From: Bohdan (gejrlaug_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-09-06 18:57:34

"Beman Dawes" <bdawes_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:4.3.2.7.2.20030906164058.026a67b8_at_mailhost.esva.net...
> At 01:00 PM 9/6/2003, Bohdan wrote:
>
>  >... And will it ever be possible to use filesystem for
>  >user-defined-filesystems
>  >?
>  >Ex: MS Windows registry, process list, cd images, various archive formats
>
>  >...
>
> Think that through... Doesn't do much good without fstream or similar that
> can read/write into simulated filesystems, or am I missing something?

Right. Splecialized streams will be needed as well.
If boost::path contain some information about filesystem kind,
than boos::fstream can open correct stream.
  I suspect that sooner or later boost will deal with archive
files ... and filesystem/fstream looks like good candidate for dealing
with them.

  My question was inspired by "Far" file manager, which has
a lot of plugins working with real and simulated filesystems.

> Or is
> that really what you are asking for?

Yep. It was my question.

>
> --Beman