Re: [Boost-users] boost filesystem

From: Peng Yu (pengyu.ut_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-10-30 11:52:34

On 10/30/06, me22 <me22.ca_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> On 10/30/06, Peng Yu <pengyu.ut_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have the following program and files .test.seg and test.seg. I try
> > to run the main program. It seems that boost filesystem doesn't
> > recognize file name starting with a dot.
> >
> > Is it a bug in boost filesystem. Or I didn't use it properly?
> >
> http://boost.org/libs/filesystem/doc/portability_guide.htm#name_check%ad_functions
>
> If you use the default constructor for path, then it uses a name
> checker that doesn't allow filenames starting with dots.  This was
> intended to promote portability, but has been found to be a bad idea
> and will not be in boost 1.34 (nor is it in the tr2 proposal).

There is only version 1.33 online. How can I get 1.34?

Thanks,
Peng