src/filehelp.cpp

   1 // --------------------------------------------------------
   2 // filehelp.cpp
   3 // --------------------------------------------------------
   4 // Copyright (c) 2003, 2004, Kronoman
   5 // In loving memory of my father
   6 // --------------------------------------------------------
   7 // I use this for reach the datafile searching in common paths
   8 // Is specially useful for datafiles in Windows, because most
   9 // of the time Windows don't start the program in the executable path,
  10 // and the program is unable to find the datafile.
  11 // --------------------------------------------------------
  12
  13 #include <allegro.h>
  14 #include "filehelp.h"
  15 //#include <stdio.h>
  16
  17 // --------------------------------------------------------
  18 // This checks for the filename in several places.
  19 // Returns where the filename is located in buffer
  20 // buffer should be a 2048 bytes char
  21 // If the file is not found, return the filename...
  22 // --------------------------------------------------------
  23 char *where_is_the_filename(char *buffer, const char *filename)
  24 {
  25 char str[2048] = "/usr/share/games/kball/",
  26      str2[2048]; // buffer for path making
  27
  28 // check in current executable path
  29 //get_executable_name(str, 2048);
  30 replace_filename(str2, str, filename, 2048);
  31
  32 if (! exists(filename) )
  33  {
  34         if (exists(str2))
  35         {
  36                 usprintf(buffer,"%s", str2);
  37
  38                 //printf("--> %s\n", buffer);
  39
  40                 return buffer;
  41         }
  42         else
  43         {
  44                 get_executable_name(str, 2048);
  45                 replace_filename(str, str, "", 2048);
  46                 if (! find_allegro_resource(str2, filename, get_extension(filename), NULL, NULL, NULL, str, 2048) )
  47                 {
  48                         usprintf(buffer,"%s", str2);
  49
  50                         //printf("--> %s\n", buffer);
  51
  52                         return buffer;
  53                 }
  54         }
  55  }
  56
  57 // default
  58 usprintf(buffer,"%s", filename);
  59
  60 //printf("--> %s\n", buffer);
  61
  62 return buffer;
  63 }