[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5149: Incorrect behavior of basic_path.remove_filename() function

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5149: Incorrect behavior of basic_path.remove_filename() function
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-02 00:47:35

#5149: Incorrect behavior of basic_path.remove_filename() function
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 Reporter:  lcarreon@…                  |       Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs                        |      Status:  new       
Milestone:  To Be Determined            |   Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.45.0                |    Severity:  Problem   
 Keywords:  basic_path remove_filename  |  
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 According to the documentation of basic_path.remove_filename(), the result
 should not contain any trailing slashes if the result is not the root
 directory.  However, this is not what I am observing.

 Here is an example of what I have observed.  I invoked
 current_path<path>() and displayed a partial list of the properties of the
 result which are as follows:

   string = 'C:/Devel/projects/compiler_tests/test_path'

   file_string = 'C:\Devel\projects\compiler_tests\test_path'

   directory_string = 'C:\Devel\projects\compiler_tests\test_path'

 Afterwards, I invoked remove_filename() on the above and again displayed a
 partial list of the properties of the result which are as follows:

   string = 'C:/Devel/projects/compiler_tests/'

   file_string = 'C:\Devel\projects\compiler_tests\'

   directory_string = 'C:\Devel\projects\compiler_tests\'

 Am I misunderstanding the documentation because the above is not the
 result that I expected.  However, if I invoked remove_filename() on the
 above and displayed the partial list of the properties of the result, I
 get the following:

   string = 'C:/Devel/projects/compiler_tests'

   file_string = 'C:\Devel\projects\compiler_tests'

   directory_string = 'C:\Devel\projects\compiler_tests'

 The above is the result I expected from the initial invocation of
 remove_filename().

 Please clarify.  Please note that I am observing the same behavior on
 Fedora Linux and Solaris 10 x86.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5149>
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