[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5989: path iterator appends / instead of \ on windows

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5989: path iterator appends / instead of \ on windows
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-10-07 06:42:00

#5989: path iterator appends / instead of \ on windows
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 Reporter:  Sachin Garg <schngrg@…>          |       Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs                             |      Status:  new       
Milestone:  To Be Determined                 |   Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.47.0                     |    Severity:  Problem   
 Keywords:                                   |  
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 In boost v1.47, filesystem\v\src\path.cpp, inside function
 m_path_iterator_increment, on line line 654,

 It should be:
   it.m_element.m_pathname = preferred_separator;

 Instead of
   it.m_element.m_pathname = separator;

 Reason:
 In below sample code

   boost::filesystem::path new_path;
   for (fs::path::iterator i=path.begin();i!=path.end();i++) {
     new_path/=(*i);

 On windows when iterating a path using above code, line 654 incorrectly
 appends / instead of \ after drive letter.

 For example,
   D:\path\file
 Becomes,
   D:/path\file

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5989>
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