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Subject: [Bug libstdc++/101510] std::filesystem::create_directory  on an
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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3D101510

Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to Madhu from comment #0)
> However create_directory(p) fails when p is a symbolic link which points
> to an existing directory.

No it doesn't.

It returns false to tell you that it didn't create a directory, but "no err=
or
is reported" as required by the specification. Returning false is not repor=
ting
an error. If create_directory(p) reports an error then it throws an excepti=
on
of type filesystem_error, see
https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/filesystem/create_directory#Exceptions

Are you misunderstanding the function's semantics?=