[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2657: Feature request: readlink, nlink, copy_symlink, copy_directory, copy

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2657: Feature request: readlink, nlink, copy_symlink, copy_directory, copy
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-01-14 13:33:19

#2657: Feature request: readlink, nlink, copy_symlink, copy_directory, copy
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 Reporter:  bemandawes        |       Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Feature Requests  |      Status:  new       
Milestone:  Boost 1.38.0      |   Component:  None      
  Version:  Boost 1.37.0      |    Severity:  Problem   
 Keywords:                    |  
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 Walter Landry writes,

 I have recently upgraded from 1.32 to the current prerelease, and it
 feels like filesystem is missing a few convenience functions.

   1) readlink: There is a way to create a symlink, but then no way to
      query it later.

   2) nlink: Similarly, we can create a hard link, but can not query
      its link count.

   3) copy_symlink: Note that this requires readlink in order to
      function.

   4) copy_directory: create_directory creates directories with the
      mode S_IRWXU|S_IRWXG|S_IRWXO. That seems like a security hole
      waiting to happen. This would at least provide a way of
      inheriting access properties.

   5) copy(): This would check what the first argument is and invoke
      the appropriate function (copy_file, copy_symlink,
      copy_directory).

 Except for nlink, I have already implemented all of these functions
 because I needed them. Is there any interest in getting these
 functions into the filesystem library?

 Cheers,
 Walter Landry
 wlandry_at_[hidden]

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