Enrico Forestieri wrote: > On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 08:41:13AM +0200, Georg Baum wrote: > >> Did you check the newest boost cvs whether that problem is fixed? > > No, it is even exacerbated, if possible. They introduced a > BOOST_CYGWIN_PATH define which simply means allowing Windows style paths > but using the posix api functions on cygwin. Now, you tell me what brings > to you the fact that you can build a cygwin application which *only* > understands Windows style paths but makes use of posix functions.
I have no idea. The only reason I can imagine is that it was implemented by somebody who did not have a lot of cygwin experience. > The correct way is simply allowing both windows and posix style paths > on cygwin, but I think that this has something to do with religion, > so I don't think they will ever do the right thing. Please file a bug nevertheless. They should at least know what other people think about it. If enough people do that it might get changed. > If yes I >> would prefer upgrading to that. If not, then please file a bug report >> with boost. > > See above. Bo, you have your patch if you want to apply it to the > cygwin package. Under this circumstances I don't have anything against the patch, but the people to ask are Lars for 1.5 and Jean-Marc for 1.4 Georg
