Re: [boost] Re: [filesystem] create_directories not thread-safe?

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-10 14:09:39

At 03:25 AM 3/10/2004, Vladimir Prus wrote:

 >David Abrahams wrote:
 >
 >> > We have a similar case with remove(), which is reported by remove()
 >> > returning a bool indicating if it actually removed anything.
 >> >
 >> > It would be quite consistent for create_directory() to return a bool
 >> > indicating if it actually had to create the directory.
 >>
 >> FWIW, I think that's the right approach.
 >
 >I agree, too. Returning bool far more elegant than using second
 >parameter or two different functions.

I'm planning to make that change, perhaps as soon as this afternoon.

 >BTW, this revives old thread about better name for 'create_directories'.
 >The best alternative name, in my opinion, was 'demand_directory', because
 >that emphasize that directory may exist already.
 >
 >But if 'create_directory' is changed as now suggested, "demand" suffix in 

 >"demand_directory" will not mean anything.
 >
 >So, what would be better name of create_directories:
 >
 >     create_directory_and_parents
 >     create_path
 >     demand_path

None of those seem better that "create_directories". For now, I think we 
should just keep "create_directories".

--Beman