Opened 5 years ago
Last modified 4 years ago
#13485 new Bugs
parent_path() edge case returns wrong result on Windows
| Reported by: | Owned by: | Beman Dawes | |
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| Milestone: | To Be Determined | Component: | filesystem |
| Version: | Boost 1.66.0 | Severity: | Problem |
| Keywords: | Cc: |
Description
The path "C:
", while unusual, is legal in Windows and equivalent to "C:\". According to the path decomposition table, that means that
parent_path(L"C:\\\\")
should return "C:". However, it returns "C:\".
The same is true for every variation with more than one trailing separator (preferred or generic).
Change History (2)
comment:1 by , 5 years ago
comment:2 by , 4 years ago
| Component: | None → filesystem |
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| Owner: | set to |
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