Removed string_file.hpp that was deprecated in 1.79.0.

doc/deprecated.html

@@ -395,16 +395,6 @@ <h2><a name="Deprecated-names">Deprecated names</a> and features</h2>
     The workaround is to include the new headers or </i><code>filesystem.hpp</code><i>. The new headers are still included by </i><code>operations.hpp</code><i> if
     </i><code>BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED</code><i> is not defined.</i></td>
   </tr>
-  <tr>
-    <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">
-    <code>string_file.hpp</code></td>
-    <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">
-    The header provides utility functions for loading and saving a string to/from file.</td>
-    <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">
-    &#10004;</td>
-    <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">
-    <i>The header is deprecated, use a different implementation of these functions. Unavailable if </i><code>BOOST_FILESYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED</code><i> is defined and will be permanently removed in a future release.</i></td>
-  </tr>
   <tr>
     <td style="font-size: 10pt" valign="top">
     <code>path_traits.hpp</code></td>

doc/release_history.html

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ <h2>1.84.0</h2>
   <li>Fixed that some <code>directory_entry</code> observers taking <code>error_code&amp; ec</code> argument did not clear the error code on successful return. (<a href="https://github.com/boostorg/filesystem/issues/291">#291</a>)</li>
   <li>On Windows, improved robustness of date and time conversion and added support for dates before January 1, 1970. (<a href="https://github.com/boostorg/filesystem/issues/293">#293</a>)</li>
   <li>Removed support for Windows CE that was deprecated since Boost.Filesystem 1.79.0.</li>
+  <li>Removed <code>boost/filesystem/string_file.hpp</code> header. The header was deprecated since Boost.Filesystem 1.79.0.</li>
 </ul>
 
 <h2>1.83.0</h2>

example/Jamfile.v2

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ exe tut5 : tut5.cpp ;
 exe path_info : path_info.cpp : <cxxstd>11 ;
 exe file_status : file_status.cpp ;
 exe file_size : file_size.cpp ;
-exe directory_symlink_parent_resolution : directory_symlink_parent_resolution.cpp ;
 exe simple_ls : simple_ls.cpp ;
 
 install tut1-copy : tut1 : <location>. ;

include/boost/filesystem.hpp

@@ -19,8 +19,5 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/file_status.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp>
-#if defined(BOOST_FILESYSTEM_DEPRECATED)
-#include <boost/filesystem/string_file.hpp>
-#endif
 
 #endif // BOOST_FILESYSTEM_FILESYSTEM_HPP

test/deprecated_test.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #define BOOST_FILESYSTEM_ALLOW_DEPRECATED
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
-#include <boost/filesystem/string_file.hpp>
 
 #include <list>
 #include <vector>
@@ -211,21 +210,6 @@ void path_rename_test()
     }
 }
 
-//  string_file_tests  ---------------------------------------------------------------//
-
-void string_file_tests(const fs::path& temp_dir)
-{
-    std::cout << "string_file_tests..." << std::endl;
-    std::string contents("0123456789");
-    fs::path p(temp_dir / "string_file");
-    save_string_file(p, contents);
-    save_string_file(p, contents);
-    BOOST_TEST_EQ(file_size(p), 10u);
-    std::string round_trip;
-    load_string_file(p, round_trip);
-    BOOST_TEST_EQ(contents, round_trip);
-}
-
 } // unnamed namespace
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
@@ -295,7 +279,6 @@ int cpp_main(int /*argc*/, char* /*argv*/[])
     path_container_ctor_test();
     path_rename_test();
     normalize_test();
-    string_file_tests(temp_dir);
 
     BOOST_TEST(fs::path("foo/bar").generic() == fs::path("foo/bar"));