Subj : Re: C++ API for files & directory manipulation
To   : comp.programming
From : Matthias Kaeppler
Date : Wed Aug 31 2005 12:14 pm

Ram wrote:
> I am looking for a portable library in C++ for manipulating files &
> directories e.g. directory traversal, file addition/removal, etc.
> Something that can work on Windows, Linux as well as Mac.
> 
> Anyone aware of the same?

According to your other posts, you don't sound very enthusiastic about 
boost::filesystem... why so? I think it's pretty good, as far as it 
goes. As long as you don't need more advanced and complex functionality 
like asynchronous operations, it should be just what you're looking for. 
It's very lightweight, but its functionality also doesn't go much 
further than iterating over directories, expanding paths or do simple 
file operations.

One thing I don't like about boost::filesystem is the IMHO overly 
emphasized use of exceptions. The library tends to throw on every 
occasion imaginable. If you, for example, want to test whether a file is 
a directory, is_directory() will throw if the path passed to it is /not/ 
a directory... Sorry, that's just insane, but it's the price you have to 
pay.

Regards,
Matthias

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