boost::filesystem get relative path

Question

What methods of the boost::filesystem library can help me to get a path relative to another path?

I have a path /home/user1/Downloads/Books

Answer 1

The accepted answer's code doesn't work. It should be

namespace boost { namespace filesystem {

template <> path& path::append(path::iterator begin, path::iterator end, const codecvt_type& cvt)
{
    for( ; begin != end ; ++begin )
        *this /= *begin;
    return *this;
}

// Return path when appended to a_From will resolve to same as a_To
boost::filesystem::path make_relative( boost::filesystem::path a_From, boost::filesystem::path a_To )
{
    a_From = boost::filesystem::absolute( a_From ); a_To = boost::filesystem::absolute( a_To );
    boost::filesystem::path ret;
    boost::filesystem::path::const_iterator itrFrom( a_From.begin() ), itrTo( a_To.begin() );
    // Find common base
    for( boost::filesystem::path::const_iterator toEnd( a_To.end() ), fromEnd( a_From.end() ) ; itrFrom != fromEnd && itrTo != toEnd && *itrFrom == *itrTo; ++itrFrom, ++itrTo );
    // Navigate backwards in directory to reach previously found base
    for( boost::filesystem::path::const_iterator fromEnd( a_From.end() ); itrFrom != fromEnd; ++itrFrom )
    {
        if( (*itrFrom) != "." )
            ret /= "..";
    }
    // Now navigate down the directory branch
    ret.append( itrTo, a_To.end() );
    return ret;
}

} } // namespace boost::filesystem