Boost C++ Libraries: Ticket #12879: boost::filesystem::rename could result in copy instead of rename (windows) https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12879 <p> caused by <a class="ext-link" href="https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6809"><span class="icon">​</span>https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/6809</a> </p> <p> from msdn <a class="ext-link" href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365240(v=vs.85).aspx"><span class="icon">​</span>https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365240(v=vs.85).aspx</a> If the file is successfully copied to a different volume and the original file is unable to be deleted, the function succeeds leaving the source file intact. </p> <p> rename should produce error when source file can't be erased. </p> en-us Boost C++ Libraries /htdocs/site/boost.png https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12879 Trac 1.4.3 Mirek Suk <miroslav.suk@…> Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:45:09 GMT cc set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12879#comment:1 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12879#comment:1 <ul> <li><strong>cc</strong> <span class="trac-author">miroslav.suk@…</span> added </li> </ul> Ticket John Maddock Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:41:21 GMT component changed; owner set https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12879#comment:2 https://svn.boost.org/trac10/ticket/12879#comment:2 <ul> <li><strong>owner</strong> set to <span class="trac-author">Beman Dawes</span> </li> <li><strong>component</strong> <span class="trac-field-old">None</span> → <span class="trac-field-new">filesystem</span> </li> </ul> Ticket