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As we have many posix functions in the SDK already, i think it will worth to add some more functions which already tested and works. There i mean Glob() and GlobFree() functions, which generate pathnames matching a pattern.

Full description of glob() function are here
Full sescription of globfree() function are here

Functions uses from time to time in the unix games/apps (for example in the ports which do i, it was used in the Pentagram, Warzone2100, SuperTuxKart, AssaultCube , Epiar and some others). So having it in SDK will help as plain developers who want linux-unix kind functions, and the same for porters who just want to port one-two games to os4.

The source of the functions done by Frank Wille in 2005 for his posix-compilant library for VBCC, and which with very small changes i adapt for our SDK Changes are related to just adding of:

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

....

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

To include file (to make plain C and C++ works fine with it), as well as some changes in includes and have added at top define __USE_INLINE__. No real source changes here, just some adaptation.

In attach you can found: all the source for those functions (for including it to any .a where most posix functions is stored) , main glob.h include (for put to SDK's includes) , and just as an example libglob.a , which can be used just for tests to see that all of this works. If any real-live examples will necessary, i will upload some small example as well.

I'm all for this kind of thing!

Now if we can only convince you to release your secret fork() implementation that would be absolutely awesome!

Thanks for the resource kas1e

please excuse the attempt at humor

There is a more advanced implementation of glob()/globfree() in libaos4util in amicygnix SDK. This one is BSD licensed and supports also GNU extensions.

@salas00
The better version we will have in newlib, the better Its just sometime some apps from unix world want it, and will be nice to have them by default, especially if they implemented right.