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41 | <h2><a name="Deprecated-names">Deprecated names</a> and features</h2> | |
42 | <p style="font-size: 10pt">As the library evolves over time, names sometimes | |
43 | change or old features are removed to make way for new features. To ease transition, Boost.Filesystem deprecates | |
44 | the old names and features, but by default continues to provide many of them. | |
45 | The deprecated names and other workarounds can be suppressed by defining macro <code> | |
46 | BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED</code>, and this is recommended for all new code.</p> | |
47 | <p style="font-size: 10pt">In the table, ✔ indicates a synonym or other | |
48 | workaround is provided unless <code> | |
49 | BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED</code> is defined.</p> | |
50 | <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111"> | |
51 | <tr> | |
52 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
53 | <b><i>Component or location</i></b></td> | |
54 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
55 | <p style="font-size: 10pt"><b><i>Old name, now deprecated</i></b></td> | |
56 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
57 | ✔</td> | |
58 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
59 | <p style="font-size: 10pt"><b><i>New name</i></b></td> | |
60 | </tr> | |
61 | <tr> | |
62 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
63 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>branch_path()</code></td> | |
64 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
65 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>parent_path()</code></td> | |
66 | </tr> | |
67 | <tr> | |
68 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
69 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
70 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
71 | <code>canonize()</code></td> | |
72 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
73 | </td> | |
74 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
75 | <i>Function removed</i></td> | |
76 | </tr> | |
77 | <tr> | |
78 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
79 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
80 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
81 | <code>default_name_check()</code></td> | |
82 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
83 | ✔</td> | |
84 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
85 | <i>Function removed</i></td> | |
86 | </tr> | |
87 | <tr> | |
88 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
89 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
90 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
91 | <code>default_name_check(name_check)</code></td> | |
92 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
93 | ✔</td> | |
94 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
95 | <i>Function removed</i></td> | |
96 | </tr> | |
97 | <tr> | |
98 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
99 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
100 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
101 | <code>default_name_check_writable()</code></td> | |
102 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
103 | ✔</td> | |
104 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
105 | <i>Function removed</i></td> | |
106 | </tr> | |
107 | <tr> | |
108 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
109 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>directory_string()</code></td> | |
110 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
111 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>string</code></td> | |
112 | </tr> | |
113 | <tr> | |
114 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
115 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>external_directory_string()</code></td> | |
116 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
117 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>native()</code></td> | |
118 | </tr> | |
119 | <tr> | |
120 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
121 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>external_file_string()</code></td> | |
122 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
123 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>native()</code></td> | |
124 | </tr> | |
125 | <tr> | |
126 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
127 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>file_string()</code></td> | |
128 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
129 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>string()</code></td> | |
130 | </tr> | |
131 | <tr> | |
132 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
133 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>has_branch_path()</code></td> | |
134 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
135 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>has_parent_path()</code></td> | |
136 | </tr> | |
137 | <tr> | |
138 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
139 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>has_leaf()</code></td> | |
140 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
141 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>has_filename()</code></td> | |
142 | </tr> | |
143 | <tr> | |
144 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
145 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>is_complere()</code></td> | |
146 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
147 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>is_absolute()</code></td> | |
148 | </tr> | |
149 | <tr> | |
150 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>class path</code></td> | |
151 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>leaf()</code></td> | |
152 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">✔</td> | |
153 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"><code>filename()</code></td> | |
154 | </tr> | |
155 | <tr> | |
156 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
157 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
158 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
159 | <code>native_directory_string()</code></td> | |
160 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
161 | ✔</td> | |
162 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
163 | <code>string()</code></td> | |
164 | </tr> | |
165 | <tr> | |
166 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
167 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
168 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
169 | <code>native_file_string()</code></td> | |
170 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
171 | ✔</td> | |
172 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
173 | <code>string()</code></td> | |
174 | </tr> | |
175 | <tr> | |
176 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
177 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
178 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
179 | <code>normalize()</code></td> | |
180 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
181 | ✔</td> | |
182 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
183 | <i>Function removed</i></td> | |
184 | </tr> | |
185 | <tr> | |
186 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
187 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
188 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
189 | <code>path(const string_type& str, name_check)</code></td> | |
190 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
191 | ✔</td> | |
192 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
193 | <i>Function removed. Workaround ignores </i><code>name_check</code><i> | |
194 | argument.</i></td> | |
195 | </tr> | |
196 | <tr> | |
197 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
198 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
199 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
200 | <code>path(const string_type::value_type* s, name_check)</code></td> | |
201 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
202 | ✔</td> | |
203 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
204 | <i>Function removed. Workaround ignores </i><code>name_check</code><i> | |
205 | argument.</i></td> | |
206 | </tr> | |
207 | <tr> | |
208 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
209 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
210 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
211 | <p style="font-size: 10pt"><code>remove_leaf()</code></td> | |
212 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
213 | ✔</td> | |
214 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
215 | <p style="font-size: 10pt"><code>remove_filename()</code></td> | |
216 | </tr> | |
217 | <tr> | |
218 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
219 | <code>path.hpp</code></td> | |
220 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
221 | <code>template<class String, class Traits><br> | |
222 | class basic_path;</code></td> | |
223 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
224 | </td> | |
225 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
226 | Class template <code>basic_path</code> is replaced by <code>class path</code>. | |
227 | No workaround for an explicitly coded <code>basic_path</code> is provided, | |
228 | but see the next row - <code>path</code>.</td> | |
229 | </tr> | |
230 | <tr> | |
231 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
232 | <code>path.hpp</code></td> | |
233 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
234 | <code>typedef basic_path<std::string, path_traits> path</code></td> | |
235 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
236 | ✔</td> | |
237 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
238 | <code>class path</code></td> | |
239 | </tr> | |
240 | <tr> | |
241 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
242 | <code>path.hpp</code></td> | |
243 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
244 | <code>typedef basic_path<std::wstring, wpath_traits> wpath</code></td> | |
245 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
246 | ✔</td> | |
247 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
248 | <i>Removed; use </i><code>class path</code><i> instead. Workaround provides | |
249 | </i><code>typedef path wpath</code></td> | |
250 | </tr> | |
251 | <tr> | |
252 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
253 | <code>operations.hpp</code></td> | |
254 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
255 | <code>initial_path()</code></td> | |
256 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
257 | ✔</td> | |
258 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
259 | <i>Function removed</i></td> | |
260 | </tr> | |
261 | <tr> | |
262 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
263 | <code>operations.hpp</code></td> | |
264 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
265 | <p dir="ltr"><code>template <class Path><br> | |
266 | Path complete(const Path& p,<br> | |
267 | const Path& base=<br> | |
268 | initial_path<Path>())</code></td> | |
269 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
270 | ✔</td> | |
271 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
272 | <p dir="ltr"><code>path absolute(const path& p, const path& base=<br> | |
273 | current_path())</code></td> | |
274 | </tr> | |
275 | <tr> | |
276 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
277 | <code>operations.hpp</code></td> | |
278 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
279 | <code>is_regular(file_status f)</code></td> | |
280 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
281 | ✔</td> | |
282 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
283 | <p dir="ltr"> | |
284 | <code>is_regular_file(file_status f)</code></td> | |
285 | </tr> | |
286 | <tr> | |
287 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
288 | <code>operations.hpp</code></td> | |
289 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
290 | <code>symbolic_link_exists(const path& ph)</code></td> | |
291 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
292 | </td> | |
293 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
294 | <i>Function removed</i></td> | |
295 | </tr> | |
296 | <tr> | |
297 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
298 | <code>class directory_entry</code></td> | |
299 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
300 | <code>filename()</code></td> | |
301 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
302 | ✔</td> | |
303 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
304 | <i>Function removed, use </i><code>path().filename()</code><i> instead.</i></td> | |
305 | </tr> | |
306 | <tr> | |
307 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
308 | <code>class directory_entry</code></td> | |
309 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
310 | <code>leaf()</code></td> | |
311 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
312 | ✔</td> | |
313 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
314 | <i>Function removed, use </i><code>path().filename()</code><i> instead.</i></td> | |
315 | </tr> | |
316 | <tr> | |
317 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
318 | <code>class directory_entry</code></td> | |
319 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
320 | <code>string()</code></td> | |
321 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
322 | ✔</td> | |
323 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
324 | <i>Function removed, use </i><code>path().string()</code><i> instead.</i></td> | |
325 | </tr> | |
326 | <tr> | |
327 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
328 | Macro definitions</td> | |
329 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
330 | <code>BOOST_WINDOW_API</code></td> | |
331 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
332 | </td> | |
333 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
334 | <i>No longer supported; API selection is always automatic.</i></td> | |
335 | </tr> | |
336 | <tr> | |
337 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
338 | Macro definitions</td> | |
339 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
340 | <code>BOOST_POSIX_API</code></td> | |
341 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
342 | </td> | |
343 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
344 | <i>No longer supported; API selection is always automatic.</i></td> | |
345 | </tr> | |
346 | <tr> | |
347 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
348 | Macro definitions</td> | |
349 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
350 | <code>BOOST_WINDOW_PATH</code></td> | |
351 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
352 | </td> | |
353 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
354 | <i>No longer supported; native path format selection is always automatic.</i></td> | |
355 | </tr> | |
356 | <tr> | |
357 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
358 | Macro definitions</td> | |
359 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
360 | <code>BOOST_POSIX_PATH</code></td> | |
361 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
362 | </td> | |
363 | <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top"> | |
364 | <i>No longer supported; native path format selection is always automatic.</i></td> | |
365 | </tr> | |
366 | </table> | |
367 | ||
368 | <h2>Deprecation rationale</h2> | |
369 | <h3><code>initial_path</code> function</h3> | |
370 | <p dir="ltr">Full implementation of <code>initial_path()</code> would require | |
371 | support from the C++ runtime startup code, and that doesn't seem likely to | |
372 | happen. Depending on the user to call <code>initial_path()</code> at the | |
373 | beginning of <code>main()</code> is too error prone. An equivalent | |
374 | function can trivially be provided by a user.</p> | |
375 | ||
376 | <hr> | |
377 | <p>Revised | |
378 | <!--webbot bot="Timestamp" S-Type="EDITED" S-Format="%d %B, %Y" startspan -->29 December, 2014<!--webbot bot="Timestamp" endspan i-checksum="38652" --></p> | |
379 | ||
380 | <p>© Copyright Beman Dawes, 2002-2005, 2010</p> | |
381 | <p> Use, modification, and distribution are subject to the Boost Software | |
382 | License, Version 1.0. See <a href="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt"> | |
383 | www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt</a></p> | |
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