[ARROW-6613] [C++] Remove dependency on boost::filesystem

• Type: Wish
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 0.15.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/22969
• Assignee: Antoine Pitrou
• Reporter: Antoine Pitrou
• Created: 18/Sep/19 20:39
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 07:48
• Resolved: 03/Oct/19 16:37

Description

See ARROW-2196 for details.
boost::filesystem should not be required for base functionality at least (including filesystems, probably).

Issue Links

• is a child of: ARROW-6637 [C++] Zero-dependency default core build
• is depended upon by: ARROW-2196 [C++] Consider quarantining platform code with dependency on non-header Boost code
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #5545