[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5889: Add way to get the path to the running executable

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5889: Add way to get the path to the running executable
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-09-10 21:40:26

#5889: Add way to get the path to the running executable
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 Reporter:  ergosys@…          |       Owner:  bemandawes    
     Type:  Feature Requests   |      Status:  new           
Milestone:  To Be Determined   |   Component:  filesystem    
  Version:  Boost 1.47.0       |    Severity:  Not Applicable
 Keywords:                     |  
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 The filesystem component is missing a function to return the path to the
 currently running executable.
 This is useful for finding associated program files without resorting to
 e.g. environmental variables.

 A discussion of the current system-specific ways to do this:
   http://stackoverflow.com/q/1023306 and http://stackoverflow.com/q/933850


 An example of a similar function exists in the Qt library:
 QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5889>
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