[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4567: exists method core-dumps

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4567: exists method core-dumps
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-18 21:03:18

#4567: exists method core-dumps
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 Reporter:  anonymous         |       Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs              |      Status:  new       
Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.40.0      |    Severity:  Problem   
 Keywords:                    |  
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 string dir;
 exists( dir ); --> This coredumps in the following scenario on Linux

 Say, an existing dir ("/home/user1" ). Now, this has a dir (say, "dir1" )
 mounted from windows (thru Samba). Just for clarification - the actual dir
 exists on Windows that is mounted on Linux.

 If we write

 dir = "/home/user1\\dir1";
 exists( dir );  --> crashes

 However, if we have
 dir = "/home\\user1";
 exists( dir );  DOES not cause a crash

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4567>
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