[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12495: create_directories crashes when passed empty string as path

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12495: create_directories crashes when passed empty string as path
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-09-30 16:31:38

#12495: create_directories crashes when passed empty string as path
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 Reporter:  Samantha Ritter <samantha.ritter@…>  |      Owner:  bemandawes
     Type:  Bugs                                 |     Status:  new
Milestone:  To Be Determined                     |  Component:  filesystem
  Version:  Boost 1.60.0                         |   Severity:  Problem
 Keywords:                                       |
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 {{{
 boost::system::error_code ec;
 bool created = boost::filesystem::create_directories("", ec);
 }}}


 The above code hits an assertion in create_directories and crashes:

 {{{

 Assertion `(parent != p)&&("internal error: p == p.parent_path()")'
 failed.
 }}}

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12495>
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