Re: [Boost-users] very basic boost::filesystem::path question

Caleb Epstein wrote:

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Also note that '/' isn't a native directory separator on Windows. Use '\' instead.

Though it *is* supported by the Microsoft runtime (and presumably all compiler vendors runtimes on Windows), so it ought to be acceptable for use in a portable filesystem API, no?

I guess that you should really be directing that question to Beman. Meanwhile, "ought" isn't going to help the OP to get his code to run... -- Angus