No, my original comment was pointing out that the unix "roots" _are_ reachable from the top, as mount points. The Windows version of that function might list only those, or various other permutations.
-----Original Message----- From: boost-users-bounces@lists.boost.org [mailto:boost-users- bounces@lists.boost.org] On Behalf Of Trevor Harmon Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 3:25 PM To: boost-users@lists.boost.org Subject: Re: [Boost-users] list all drives
On Jul 12, 2010, at 5:13 PM, John Dlugosz wrote:
After formatting a partition, I can make it available as a drive letter such as Q:. I can also make it available as a graft on an existing NTFS file system, such as C:\foo\media.
Perhaps I misunderstood your earlier comments [1], but you seemed to be suggesting that a Boost facility for listing all roots is unnecessary because Windows drives can be mounted onto a single root.
But just because such a thing is possible doesn't matter. Is there ever a time that a file system is available only by drive letter -- that is, a separate and distinct root? If so, then a facility for listing all roots is still necessary in order to accommodate Windows.
Trevor
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