Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5928: FileSystem runtime error: locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5928: FileSystem runtime error: locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-07-18 11:58:14

#5928: FileSystem runtime error: locale::facet::_S_create_c_locale name not valid
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  Reporter:  anonymous         |      Owner:  bemandawes
      Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  closed
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  filesystem
   Version:  Boost 1.47.0      |   Severity:  Showstopper
Resolution:  fixed             |   Keywords:
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Comment (by orangetinyterror@…):

 For what it's worth, I was hitting this with version 1.51.0 when passing a
 char[] to any API that implicitly constructs a path.  There is a template
 constructor that seems to jump into the locale-resolution stuff (codecvt,
 etc...).

 Casting to or creating a const char * or a std::string seems to bypass
 that works as expected.

 For example:

 {{{
 char dir[] = "/some/path";
 boost::filesystem::exists( dir ); // runtime exception, perhaps dependent
 on env. locale
 boost::filesystem::exists( std::string( dir ) ); // works
 }}}

 There's a comment in path.hpp about this, so I'm not sure it should be
 called a bug or not...

 Hope this helps.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5928#comment:11>
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