Re: [boost] Re: [Boost-bugs] [ boost-Bugs-1164057 ]boost::filesystem::exists has bugs with UNC paths

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-17 20:11:22

At 09:56 AM 3/17/2005, Robert Mathews wrote:
 >Hi:
 >
 >Can anyone actually comment on when or if this bug might actually get
 >fixed?

I'll try to get to it this weekend. But there are other patches back up, 
plus the issues mentioned below.

 >It's an obvious bug, the fix is a trivial amount of work - it comes with 
a
 >patch that I've tested on Win32 ....

The patch as submitted is only part of the battle. Another task is to work 
out the need regression test changes to detect the problem. That has to be 
done first, before the fixes are applied, so that the regression test 
changes can be tested.

I've then also got to hand merge the final changes into the i18n version of 
the code. It has been refactored to such a great extent that automatic 
merges won't work.

Also, thought has to go into the issue of the result if it is an computer 
name only without a share name. See Martin Bonner's posting.

--Beman