From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-03-20 10:25:42
Attached (hopefully) is boost/filesystem/directory.hpp
Please remember that this header is only part of the picture; there will
additional headers (dealing with paths, attributes/properties, and
exceptions) in a complete filesystem library.
Right now, the only documentation is supplied as comments in the header
code. Once the header is stable, I'll move the specifications to an HTML
document.
There are a number of comments in the code which begin "TODO". These often
represent uncertainties; I'd appreciate opinions on how to deal with these.
There are a number of comments in the code which begin "Rationale" that try
to explain why various decisions were made. Of course these are in the
context of the design document:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boost/files/filesystem/filesystem_library_design.htm
If you disagree with any of the decisions, I'd appreciate rationale for
alternatives.
I have a Win32 implementation; once the header is stable perhaps someone
else would like to contribute a POSIX implementation.
Comments would be appreciated. And of course, thanks to everyone who
provided comments leading to the current design.
--Beman