[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7307: boost::filesystem::remove_all(dirname, ec) throws on write protected directories

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7307: boost::filesystem::remove_all(dirname, ec) throws on write protected directories
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-31 08:53:52

#7307: boost::filesystem::remove_all(dirname,ec) throws on write protected
directories
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 Reporter:  bach@…             |        Type:  Bugs            
   Status:  new                |   Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  None               |     Version:  Boost 1.50.0    
 Severity:  Problem            |    Keywords:                  
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 Hi there,

 according to the documentation, functions with error_code should not throw
 except if storage cannot be allocated.

 The following throws if directory "bla" exists but is write protected:

 {{{
   string bla("bla");
   boost::system::error_code ec;
   boost::filesystem::remove_all(bla,ec);
 }}}

 The bla directory looks like this:

 {{{
 ls -l bla
 d--------- 2 bach bach     4096 2012-08-30 23:56 bla
 }}}

 Output of the program is:

 ''terminate called after throwing an instance of
 "boost::filesystem::filesystem_error"
 what():  boost::filesystem::directory_iterator::construct: Permission
 denied: "bla"
 Aborted
 ''

 System: Ubuntu 9.10
 Boost: 1.50, looking through change notes for 1.51 I did not see any
 entries for filesystem which could address this.

 Best,
   Bastien

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