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

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5652: recursive_directory_iterator fails on cyclic symbolic links
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-01-17 14:51:50

#5652: recursive_directory_iterator fails on cyclic symbolic links
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  Reporter:  Geurt Vos <geurt.vos@…>          |       Owner:  bemandawes
      Type:  Bugs                             |      Status:  assigned  
 Milestone:  To Be Determined                 |   Component:  filesystem
   Version:  Boost 1.46.1                     |    Severity:  Problem   
Resolution:                                   |    Keywords:            
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Comment (by macbishop@…):

 Replying to [comment:4 bemandawes]:
 > On Windows the program throws with a message "The name of the file
 cannot be resolved by the system". I haven't looked at your patch yet, but
 wanted to thank you for the test case first

 Thanks for looking into this. To clarify, the test case takes as its first
 argument a path to a directory containing the recursive symlink, so you
 need to:

 1) Setup a directory with a symlink that points to itself (not sure how to
 do it on windows)
 2) Then run the test case, with the path to the directory given as the
 only argument, e.g. ./a.out thedir

 Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions on the test-case or
 patches.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5652#comment:5>
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