searchpath.cpp File Reference

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Description

Implementation of helpers to handle directory search paths.

Definition in file searchpath.cpp.

#include "lib/error.hpp"
#include "lib/searchpath.hpp"
#include "lib/symbol.hpp"

Macros
#define	GET_PATH_TO_EXECUTABLE   "/proc/self/exe"
	how to retrieve the absolute path of the currently running executable on a Linux system: read the link provided by the kernel through /proc

Functions
string	findExePath ()
	retrieve the location of the executable More...
string	replaceMagicLinkerTokens (string const &src)
	replace $ORIGIN tokens in the given string More...
string	resolveModulePath (fsys::path moduleName, string searchPath="")
	helper to establish the location to search for loadable modules, configuration files, icons and further resources. More...

Namespaces
	lib
	Implementation namespace for support and library code.