[Boost-users] Re: boost::filesystem problems

From: Jonathan Turkanis (technews_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-08-17 17:14:53

"Delfin Rojas" <drojas_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
news:200408172140.i7HLeBjj028031_at_patti.moodlogic.com...
> Hi Carlo,
>
> I just wanted to point out native_file_string is part of
> boost::filesystem::path and copy_file and rename_file (actually
called
> rename) are part of boost::filesystem (operations.hpp).
>
> As far as file size I think you can get it from the stream.

Yes, but std::streamoff is not guaranteed to be large enough to hold
the size of really huge files. operations.hpp in the current CVS
contains this:

   boost::intmax_t file_size( const path & ph );

Jonathan