[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12420: Boost filesystem should use POSIX API on cygwin

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12420: Boost filesystem should use POSIX API on cygwin
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-08-29 10:53:43

#12420: Boost filesystem should use POSIX API on cygwin
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 Reporter:  frederic.bron@…   |      Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs              |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined  |  Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.61.0      |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                    |
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 Hi,

 On cygwin, the following program

 #include <iostream>

 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>

 int main() {
   auto p = boost::filesystem::path{"foo"};
   p /= "bar";
   std::cout << p.string() << '\n';
   return 0;
 }

 outputs:
 foo\bar

 but cygwin is a posix system and I expect:
 foo/bar

 I read in the doc that "User-defined BOOST_POSIX_API and
 BOOST_WINDOWS_API macros are no longer supported."

 I guess system/api_config.hpp should be:

 -# if defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__) // Windows default,
 including MinGW and Cygwin
 +# if defined(_WIN32) // Windows default, including MinGW
 #   define BOOST_WINDOWS_API
 # else
 #   define BOOST_POSIX_API
 # endif

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12420>
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