[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4581: Filesystem V3 should not require wstring support

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #4581: Filesystem V3 should not require wstring support
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-08-21 18:04:18

#4581: Filesystem V3 should not require wstring support
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 Reporter:  Steve Soule <sts11dbxr@…>          |       Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs                               |      Status:  new       
Milestone:  To Be Determined                   |   Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.44.0                       |    Severity:  Problem   
 Keywords:                                     |  
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 V2 of the filesystem library did not require wstring support; V3 does
 require wstring.  There are systems in widespread use (such as those that
 use uclibc instead of glibc) that do not have wchar_t, and will probably
 never have wchar_t.  So long as filesystem V2 still exists, this is not a
 problem, but V2 is officially deprecated, so might not be around much
 longer.

 You need to either:

 1.  Keep filesystem V2 around forever.

 or

 2.  Modify filesystem V3 so that it does not require wstring/wchar_t.
 (This would be my preference.)

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/4581>
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