> Or even assert probably. There is nothing reasonable we can do in this
> case.
you mean something like this ?
pavel
diff --git a/src/support/filetools.cpp b/src/support/filetools.cpp
index 7a35d0c..9844c8a 100644
--- a/src/support/filetools.cpp
+++ b/src/support/filetools.cpp
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@ string const onlyPath(string const & filename)
// If basepath is empty, use CWD as base.
FileName const makeAbsPath(string const & relPath, string const & basePath)
{
+ BOOST_ASSERT(!relPath.empty());
+
// checks for already absolute path
if (os::is_absolute_path(relPath))
return FileName(relPath);
diff --git a/src/support/filetools.h b/src/support/filetools.h
index 32ef735..f18109f 100644
--- a/src/support/filetools.h
+++ b/src/support/filetools.h
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ std::string const expandPath(std::string const & path);
If relpath is absolute, just use that.
If basepath doesn't exist use CWD.
*/
-FileName const makeAbsPath(std::string const & RelPath = std::string(),
+FileName const makeAbsPath(std::string const & RelPath,
std::string const & BasePath = std::string());
/** Creates a nice compact path for displaying. The parameter
