{
using namespace boost::filesystem;
- path fixed = "\\\\?\\";
- if (boost::algorithm::starts_with(long_path.string(), fixed.string())) {
+ if (boost::algorithm::starts_with(long_path.string(), "\\\\")) {
+ /* This could mean it starts with \\ (i.e. a SMB path) or \\?\ (a long path)
+ * or a variety of other things... anyway, we'll leave it alone.
+ */
return long_path;
}
/* We have to make the path canonical but we can't call canonical() on the long path
* as it will fail. So we'll sort of do it ourselves (possibly badly).
*/
+ path fixed = "\\\\?\\";
if (long_path.is_absolute()) {
fixed += long_path.make_preferred();
} else {