[Boost-users] filesystem: create_directory unexpected exception

Subject: [Boost-users] filesystem: create_directory unexpected exception
From: ciju john (johnc_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-07-27 10:39:51

Platform: Windows XP Pro
Boost version: 1.38 1.39 (BoostPro binary release)

try {
        boost::filesystem::create_directory ("C:\Program Files\hello123");
      }
      catch (const boost::filesystem::basic_filesystem_error<char*>& ) {
        std::cerr << "Directory creation failed" << std::endl;
      }

The above code crashes if user doesn't have root permission. I assume
some exception is being thrown as catch (...) catches whatevers being
thrown. The documentation says "Throws: basic_filesystem_error<Path>
if  Effects fails for any reason other than because the directory
already exists." The requested directory "C:\Program Files\hello123"
doesn't exist, so I should have caught a
boost::filesystem::basic_filesystem_error. Is this a known issue or am
I the only one seeing this?

thanks,
john