Re: [Boost-users] boost::filesystem BUG !! (Windows XP)

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-07-01 08:29:32

"Saurabh Sood" <ssoodd_at_[hidden]> wrote in message 
news:f002beb105063021185d789304_at_mail.gmail.com...
> Hi all,
>
> Input : dir_path
> \code
>        boost::filesystem::path p(dir_path, boost::filesystem::native);
>        boost::filesystem::directory_iterator i(p), j;
>        while (i != j) {
>               std::cout << i->string(); // Output
>               ++i;
>        }
> \endcode
>
> On Windows XP,
> If input dir_path is "d:\" , the i->string() returns complete path of
> all files and directories.
> BUT,
> If input dir_path is "d:" , the i->string() returns relative path of
> all files and directories.
>
> Please check if this is desired behaviour or not !!

That is the expected behavior. It isn't a bug.

If a complete path is desired, one can be created via the complete() or 
system_complete() functions.

HTH,

--Beman