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A small C++ library to get the system- and user-specfic paths for loading and A small C++ library to get the system- and user-specfic paths for loading and
storing application data and configuration in a cross-platform and storing application data and configuration in a cross-platform and
platform-appropriate way (e.g. using [XDG] on Linux, [SHGetKnownFolderPath] platform-appropriate way (e.g. using [XDG] on Linux, [SHGetKnownFolderPath]
on Windows, etc.). on Windows, etc.) and taking advantage of the [std::filesystem] API available
since the C++17.
## Installation ## Installation
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* Add `standardpaths.cpp` to the list of sources. * Add `standardpaths.cpp` to the list of sources.
* Compile your project with `-std=c++17 -I./standardpaths`. * Compile your project with `-std=c++17 -I./standardpaths`.
* Link with `-luuid -lole32` (only needed for Windows targets). * Link with `-luuid -lole32` (only needed for Windows targets).
* See `standardpaths.hpp` for API. * See [standardpaths.hpp](./standardpaths.hpp) for API.
## Support ## Support
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## Contributing ## Contributing
Feel free to sumit a merge request through Gitlab. Feel free to submit a merge request through Gitlab.
## Authors and Acknowledgments ## Authors and Acknowledgments
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This project is in early alpha-stage. This project is in early alpha-stage.
[XDG]: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
[SHGetKnownFolderPath]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shlobj_core/nf-shlobj_core-shgetknownfolderpath
[gutils.c]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/blob/5d6c044da45b777970abab2a990208dbeb44794d/glib/gutils.c
[QtStandardPaths]: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-qt-labs-platform-standardpaths.html [QtStandardPaths]: https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qml-qt-labs-platform-standardpaths.html
[SHGetKnownFolderPath]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/shlobj_core/nf-shlobj_core-shgetknownfolderpath
[XDG]: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/basedir-spec/basedir-spec-latest.html
[gutils.c]: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/blob/5d6c044da45b777970abab2a990208dbeb44794d/glib/gutils.c
[std::filesystem]: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/filesystem