[boost] [filesystem] path does not use global locale's codecvt facet - bug or feature

Subject: [boost] [filesystem] path does not use global locale's codecvt facet - bug or feature
From: Artyom (artyomtnk_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-03 08:31:33

Hello,

Boost.Filesystem v3 uses wide path under windows and can convert it from the 
narrow
one using codecvt facet, so I would expect if the global locale is some locale
that has special codecvt facet installed boost.filesystem should use it, i.e.:

int main()
{
   boost::locale::generator locale_generator;
   std::locale::global(locale_generator("en_US.UTF-8"));
   // Now default codecvt facet is UTF-8 one.
   boost::filesystem::path p("שלום.txt");
   boost::filesystem::ofstream test(p);
}

However this does not work as expected!

I had found that you need to imbue locale explicitly:


   boost::filesystem::path p;
   p.imbue(std::locale()); // global one
   p = "שלום.txt";
   boost::filesystem::ofstream test(p);

Now it works.

Should I open a ticket for this or this is "planned"
behavior?