RE: [boost] Filesystem: remove_all should not follow symlinks

From: Boelter, Joshua (joshua.boelter_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-11-18 14:34:31

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beman Dawes [mailto:bdawes_at_[hidden]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 8:35 PM
> To: Boost mailing list
> Subject: Re: [boost] Filesystem: remove_all should not follow symlinks
[...]
> [Help needed from Win32 programmers on the following.]
> 
> * Can is_symbolic_link() just return false on Windows?
> 
[snip]
> 
> Comments needed!
> 
> --Beman

Take a look at sysinternals for a working junction utility & source.

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#junction

-Josh