[Boost-users] Re: boost::filesystem - no create_file or create_tmp_file?

From: Russell Hind (rh_gmane_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-03-23 06:50:02

Vladimir Prus wrote:
> 
> Sure, that's the complexity in creating temporary file. On Linux, you can
> 
>    open(..., O_EXCL....)
> 
> but then how do you get ifstream out of file descriptor. Surely, there's
> <ext/stdio_filebuf.h> in g++ 3.2+, but for other compilers one has to find
> other solutions. I indend to try, but not now.
> 

Would it be so bad to use the platform independent way to create the 
file, and if that suceeeds, close it and then re-open it using the ofstream?

Cheers

Russell