Re: [boost] [filesystem] Resolving a path ?

From: Loïc Joly (loic.actarus.joly_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-07-15 02:26:31

Scott McMurray a écrit :
> As I recall, that used to be called canonize, but it seems to have disappeared.
>
> There are still references to it, though, such as "Move canonize() and
> normalize() to convenience.hpp?" in the do list, and "Symbolic links
> cause canonical and normal form of some paths to represent different
> files or directories. For example, given the directory hierarchy
> /a/b/c, with a symbolic link in /a named x  pointing to b/c, then
> under POSIX Pathname Resolution rules a path of "/a/x/.." should
> resolve to "/a/b". If "/a/x/.." were first normalized to "/a", it
> would resolve incorrectly. (Case supplied by Walter Landry.)" in the
> design rationale.
>   
So, if I understand correctly, there used to be a canonize() function, 
but since it provided wrong results for corner cases, it was removed. Is 
that so ?

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Loïc