[boost] Re: [Test or Build?] How to add dummy files and dirs to a test?

Angus Leeming wrote:

I know, but it's a start.

The real work is actually done by Boost.Filesystem and Boost.Regex. All I do is transform the glob into an equivalent regex using Boost.Spirit and then loop recursively over the "pattern tree" to build up the list of matching files.

Then, why do you need real files for testing? If you're creating Boost.Regex from glob pattern, you can test the created regex on strings, assuming Boost.Filesystem is not buggy and returns the right filenames ;-) - Volodya