Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #10187: canonical fails on assert https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/10187 <p> <code>canonical</code> fails on assert if you do <code>canonical("../some-directory", "/")</code>. </p> <p> I have only tested it on a Linux machine but this may be related to <a class="closed ticket" href="https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/9683" title="#9683: Bugs: boost::filesystem::canonical(&#34;c:/some_dir/../../../../..&#34;) empty path error (closed: fixed)">#9683</a>. </p> <p> A <a class="ext-link" href="https://github.com/boostorg/filesystem/pull/3"><span class="icon">​</span>fix</a> was already pull requested but I missed creating an issue here. </p> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/10187 Trac 1.4.3 Beman Dawes Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:06:59 GMT status changed; resolution set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/10187#comment:1 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/10187#comment:1 <ul> <li><strong>status</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">new</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">closed</span> </li> <li><strong>resolution</strong> → <span class="trac-field-new">fixed</span> </li> </ul> <p> This also fixed <a class="closed ticket" href="https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/9683" title="#9683: Bugs: boost::filesystem::canonical(&#34;c:/some_dir/../../../../..&#34;) empty path error (closed: fixed)">#9683</a> </p> <p> Thanks, </p> <p> --Beman </p> Ticket