Thomas Witt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'de like to get away from create. As I understand it, what we really > want is to make sure a directory path actually exists without > necessarily creating any directories. To me calling a create function > for something that already exists should be an error. I can't see a > reasonable way to have these semantics with create_directories. > > What about something like this: > > ensure_path_exists(path);
I have a word I use in scenarios like this: "demand". demand_directory(path) "Demand" is not a perfect fit, but if you treat it like a term of art, it works. -- Dave Abrahams Boost Consulting www.boost-consulting.com _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe & other changes: http://lists.boost.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/boost