[Boost-users] Re: boost::filesystem -- handling dead symlinks

From: Matthias Kaeppler (nospam_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-02-20 18:23:15

me22 wrote:
> http://boost.org/libs/filesystem/doc/operations.htm#symbolic_link_exists says:
>   * ph not present: !exists(ph) && !symbolic_link_exists(ph)
>   * ph present and is not a symbolic link: exists(ph) &&
> !symbolic_link_exists(ph)
>   * ph present and is a symbolic link to a non-existent file or
> directory: !exists(ph) && symbolic_link_exists(ph)
>   * ph present and is a symbolic link to an existing file or
> directory: exists(ph) && symbolic_link_exists(ph)

Aaah, thanks a ton :)
Don't know how I could miss it.

Regards,
Matthias

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Matthias Kaeppler