std::string PathResolver::toAbsolute(const std::string& pathStr) const
{
const boost::filesystem::path path(pathStr);
if (path.is_absolute())
return path.string();
const auto absolute = boost::filesystem::absolute(path, _basePath);
#if BOOST_VERSION / 100 >= 1060
return absolute.lexically_normal().string();
#else
try
{
// Try to remove the annoying extra dots. This could use
// lexically_normal starting from boost 1.60
return boost::filesystem::canonical(absolute).string();
}
catch (const boost::filesystem::filesystem_error&)
{
return absolute.string();
}
#endif
}
// recently deprecated functions supplied by default
path& normalize() {
path tmp(lexically_normal());
m_pathname.swap(tmp.m_pathname);
return *this;
}
