[Boost-users] Re: boost::filesystem -- "invalid name" error [SOLVED]

From: Matthias Kaeppler (nospam_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-07 10:24:25

Matthias Kaeppler wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using the boost filesystem library to implement a gtkmm widget which
> represents a view on the local filesystem.
> However, while browsing through the files (they are displayed in a TreeView),
> the application now and then crashs with the following error message:
> 
> [mkay][~/devel/projects/fb]: ./fb.elf
> 
> glibmm-ERROR **: 
> unhandled exception (type std::exception) in signal handler:
> what: boost::filesystem::path: invalid name "lost+found" in path: "lost+found"
> 
> aborting...
> Aborted
> 
> Of course the path names differ, but lost+found is a typical directory found on
> Linux machines, so this is a representative example for the error I guess.
> 
> I have no idea what is causing this, any ideas?

Solved. Had to construct the pathS as 'native'.

-- 
Matthias Kaeppler