#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>

#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp> // For system independent path support
#include <boost/filesystem/exception.hpp>
#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
#include <boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp> // For basename and extension
namespace bf = boost::filesystem;

#include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
#include "boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian.hpp"
namespace bg = boost::gregorian;

int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
{
    bf::path test;

    try {
        test = "mplab";
        test = bf::path( ".mplab", bf::native ); // needs to be native or it will throw an exception
        test = bf::path( "~/Temp/.mplab", bf::native ); // needs to be native or it will throw an exception
    }
    catch( const std::exception &error )
    {
        std::cerr << error.what() << std::endl;
    }

    if( !bf::exists( test ) )
        std::cout << "Path does not exist: " << test.native_file_string() << std::endl;

    bg::date today = bg::day_clock::local_day();
    bg::date notadate;

    if( notadate.is_not_a_date() )
        std::cout << notadate << " is not a date." << std::endl;
    if( today > notadate )
        std::cout << "today is > notadate." << std::endl;
    if( today > notadate )
        std::cout << "today is > notadate." << std::endl;
    if( today == notadate )
        std::cout << "today == notadate." << std::endl;

    return 0;
}