#9683 closed Bugs (fixed)
boost::filesystem::canonical("c:/some_dir/../../../../..") empty path error
| Reported by: | anonymous | Owned by: | Beman Dawes | 
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| Milestone: | To Be Determined | Component: | filesystem | 
| Version: | Boost 1.55.0 | Severity: | Not Applicable | 
| Keywords: | Cc: | 
Description
boost::filesystem::canonical("c:/some_dir/../../../../..") fails on assert but boost::filesystem::exists("c:/some_dir/../../../../..") is true
Change History (3)
comment:1 by , 8 years ago
comment:2 by , 8 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed | 
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| Status: | new → closed | 
Confirm that this is the same issue as 10187, and Christian Hammerl's fix solves the problem.
--Beman
comment:3 by , 8 years ago
| Severity: | Problem → Not Applicable | 
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I think this might be related to or is even the same issue as #10187 but I was not sure (I couldn't test it on a windows machine) which is why I created a new ticket.