1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/butl/path b/butl/path
index ca94957..07b05ca 100644
--- a/butl/path
+++ b/butl/path
@@ -559,6 +559,13 @@ namespace butl
     string_type
     posix_string () const;
 
+  protected:
+    basic_path (string_type s, bool i): base_type (std::move (s))
+    {
+      if (i)
+        init (this->path_);
+    }
+
   private:
     template <class P, class C1, class K1>
     friend P butl::path_cast (const basic_path<C1, K1>&);
@@ -566,12 +573,6 @@ namespace butl
     template <class P, class C1, class K1>
     friend P butl::path_cast (basic_path<C1, K1>&&);
 
-    basic_path (string_type s, bool i): base_type (std::move (s))
-    {
-      if (i)
-        init (this->path_);
-    }
-
     // If exact is true, return whether the initialization was
     // successful, that is, the passed string is a valid path
     // and no modifications were necessary.