[SDL] SDL Linux Help

[Paul Duffy]

On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 09:27 +0200, millenomi wrote:
> On 4/18/07, Paulo Pinto <pjmlp at progtools.org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > just use getcwd() to get the current path.
> 
> It won't work, as it will fail the same way it does currently (if the
> BMP he's trying to load is not in the current directory, it'll fail to
> load).
> dirname(argv[0]) is usually the way to go (this does not remove load
> checks as argv[0] can be modified, but one can count on the fact that
> barring bizarre exec()s it'll be correct for users launching the app
> in usual ways).
> 

Whoo, I can't believe no-one's answered this correctly yet.

You're using relative paths which rely on the current working directory
(CWD) being the one the program is run from but when you click on a
binary in konqueror the CWD is _always_ your home directory. Best way to
get around this for the time being is to create a shortcut next to it
and specify the CWD in Work Directory.

Right click on the background of the folder and choose create new >>
link to application.

Name it under the General tab, go to the Application tab and:

- name it again
- put the full execution path and executable name in the Command field
- put the full path of the directory it lives in, in Work Path

Select OK and run it through this shortcut from now on.


	
	
		
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