[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5652: recursive_directory_iterator fails on cyclic symbolic links

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5652: recursive_directory_iterator fails on cyclic symbolic links
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-06-28 11:59:04

#5652: recursive_directory_iterator fails on cyclic symbolic links
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 Reporter:  Geurt Vos <geurt.vos@…>          |       Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs                             |      Status:  new       
Milestone:  To Be Determined                 |   Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.46.1                     |    Severity:  Problem   
 Keywords:                                   |  
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 recursive_directory_iterator throws 'Too many levels of symbolic links' on
 bad, yet correct symbolic links. To reproduce on Linux:

 $ ln -s mybadlink mybadlink

 iterating through directory containing 'mybadlink' (with
 symlink_option::none) results in exception:

 boost::filesystem::status: Too many levels of symbolic links:
 "./mybadlink"

 Also tested on boost 1.47.0-beta1

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5652>
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