Re: [boost] [filesystem] home_directory_path

Subject: Re: [boost] [filesystem] home_directory_path
From: Alexander Churanov (alexanderchuranov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-10-27 07:56:11

2010/10/27 Patrick Horgan <phorgan1_at_[hidden]>:
> I'm against the whole idea of home_directory_path or my_document_path
> because it calls for filesystem to make policy decisions that are better
> left to applications.  If you provide it, it will get used and silly things
> will happen.

I still can't understand, what things exactly?
The only change worth doing is merging both functions into
default_personal_files_path. It's neither a home directory, nor the
"my documents" directory.

Alexander Churanov