[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12879: boost::filesystem::rename could result in copy instead of rename (windows)

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #12879: boost::filesystem::rename could result in copy instead of rename (windows)
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-03-01 12:27:36

#12879: boost::filesystem::rename could result in copy instead of rename (windows)
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 Reporter:  anonymous  |       Type:  Bugs
   Status:  new        |  Milestone:  To Be Determined
Component:  None       |    Version:  Boost 1.60.0
 Severity:  Problem    |   Keywords:
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 caused by
 https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6809


 from msdn
 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-

 us/library/windows/desktop/aa365240(v=vs.85).aspx
 If the file is successfully copied to a different volume and the original
 file is unable to be deleted, the function succeeds leaving the source
 file intact.

 rename should produce error when source file can't be erased.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/12879>
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