You need to normalize the paths, then you can string compare them. Given that the current directory were /tmp/barb, normalizing the path will transform ./../file and /tmp/barb/file into ./file.
// Wally On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 23:36 +0200, Roland Koebler wrote: > hi, > > > Does anybody also have an idea, how to realize the decision, if a path is > > below another one (platform independent would be nice but not absolutely > > necessary). > maybe there already is such a function in a library - I don't know. > but you can use glib. look here: > http://developer.gnome.org/doc/API/2.0/glib/glib-Miscellaneous-Utility-Functions > ..html > > > Unfortunately the function must work with relative paths also (so tring > > comparison is not possible). > look i.e. at: g_path_is_absolute, g_get_current_dir, g_build_path > with that, you can simply build an absolute path from a relative path. > > example: > current = g_get_current_dir(); > if( g_path_is_absolute(path) ) absolute = g_strdup( path ); > else absolute = g_build_filename(current,path,NULL); > g_free(current);current=0; > .... > g_free(absolute);absolute=0; > > regards, > Roland > _______________________________________________ > gtk-app-devel-list mailing list > gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list -- Your eyes are weary from staring at the CRT. You feel sleepy. Notice how restful it is to watch the cursor blink. Close your eyes. The opinions stated above are yours. You cannot imagine why you ever felt otherwise. _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
