Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5217: File streams broken on Windows with STLPort

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5217: File streams broken on Windows with STLPort
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-02-23 15:52:32

#5217: File streams broken on Windows with STLPort
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  Reporter:  andysem           |       Owner:  bemandawes 
      Type:  Bugs              |      Status:  new        
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  filesystem 
   Version:  Boost 1.46.0      |    Severity:  Showstopper
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:  fstream    
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Comment (by bemandawes):

 Does the following patch work? It is supposed to support all non-
 Dinkumware libraries.

 Thanks,

 --Beman

 --- c:\temp\fstream_HEAD.hpp    2011-02-23 10:44:34.000000000 -0500
 +++
 c:\boost\github\libs\filesystem\include\boost\filesystem\v3\fstream.hpp
 2011-02-23 10:43:21.000000000 -0500
 @@ -24,13 +24,13 @@

  #include <boost/config/abi_prefix.hpp> // must be the last #include

  //  on Windows, except for standard libaries known to have wchar_t
 overloads for
  //  file stream I/O, use path::string() to get a narrow character c_str()
  #if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS_API) \
 -  && !(defined(_CPPLIB_VER) && _CPPLIB_VER >= 405)  // not (Dinkumware
 with overloads)
 +  && (!defined(_CPPLIB_VER) || _CPPLIB_VER < 405)  // (!Dinkumware || no
 wide overloads)
  # define BOOST_FILESYSTEM_C_STR string().c_str()  // use narrow, since
 wide not available
  #else  // use the native c_str, which will be narrow on POSIX, wide on
 Windows
  # define BOOST_FILESYSTEM_C_STR c_str()
  #endif

  namespace boost

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5217#comment:1>
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