Re: [boost] [filesystem] relative_to

From: John Torjo (john.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-03-22 01:37:25

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> I'm definitely worried that relative_to() as proposed would come to be 
> viewed as fragile.
>
Yup, you're right.

> This is similar to the path equality issue. We are dealing with that 
> by introducing class path relational operators, working at a lexical 
> level, and a function equivalent() which actually performs filesystem 
> operations to determine if two paths refer to the same underlying object.

Aha... I'll grab the latest version from CVS. But I guess with this 
equivalent() function, it should be possible to implement it.

Best,
John