Re: [boost] [filesystem] Decomposition of filenames beginning with period?

On 04/07/2011 08:14 AM, Beman Dawes wrote:

Boost.Filesystem class path views filenames as being made up of a stem and an extension.

Does anyone have a stronger argument than intuition for changing or retaining the current behavior?

Not an argument for or against, but what is the stem and extension in 'filename.with.many.of.periods'? I think the rule you apply to this should be consistent with .file