[physfs] Getting every instance of overlapping files

Tim Čas darkuranium at gmail.com
Thu Aug 28 09:54:49 EDT 2014


Huh, what closeList? I can't find that in either PhysFS 2.0.3 sources
*or* your modifications (grepped both, recursively).

And yes, the DLL needs to be in the same directory as the executable
for Windows to find it.

On 28 August 2014 08:04, Haydn Harach <hharach at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using physfs-2.0.3.
>
> I'm putting the .dll in the same directory as the code::blocks
> project, which is where it expects you to put .dll's.  I tried putting
> it into the "bin/debug" folder, which I assumed was incorrect, but lo
> and behold it finds the function now.  I guess if you have .dll's
> there, it uses those instead of the ones stored with the project file.
>
> So, PHYSFS_openReadMulti works* now, but it still can't find
> PHYSFS_closeList at all (wont even compile).
>
> And by works, I mean it technically compiles and doesn't crash.  It
> doesn't actually work, it still only finds a single instance of a file
> that I distinctly put into multiple places for testing.
>
> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Haydn Harach <hharach at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm using physfs-2.0.3.
>>
>> I'm putting the .dll in the same directory as the code::blocks project,
>> which is where it expects you to put .dll's.  I tried putting it into the
>> "bin/debug" folder, which I assumed was incorrect, but lo and behold it
>> finds the function now.  I guess if you have .dll's there, it uses those
>> instead of the ones stored with the project file.
>>
>> So, PHYSFS_openReadMulti works* now, but it still can't find
>> PHYSFS_closeList at all (wont even compile).
>>
>> And by works, I mean it technically compiles and doesn't crash.  It doesn't
>> actually work, it still only finds a single instance of a file that I
>> distinctly put into multiple places for testing.
>>
>> PHYSFS_file** files = PHYSFS_openReadMulti("module.data");
>>    int num = 0;
>>    for (PHYSFS_file** i = files; *i != NULL; ++i)
>>    {
>>       ++num;
>>    }
>>    cout << "Found " << num << " copies of 'module.data'\n";
>>
>> From this I get "Found 1 copies of 'module.data'", when I know that there
>> should be 3.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Tim Čas <darkuranium at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Which version of PhysFS is that based on? (so that I can download the
>>> other files)
>>>
>>> Also, you mentioned that it doesn't find the symbol in the DLL ---
>>> where are you putting said DLL? Is it in the same directory as the
>>> program? (it might be finding a different, older DLL)
>>>
>>> On 27 August 2014 16:10, Haydn Harach <hharach at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> > I tried using "-static -lphysfs -dynamic" instead of "-lphysfs", but now
>>> > it
>>> > breaks everything else (namely, SDL).
>>> >
>>> > Here's a link to the files I've modified: physfs.h, physfs.c,
>>> > libphysfs.a,
>>> > libphysfs.dll, and libphysfs.dll.a:
>>> >
>>> > https://www.dropbox.com/s/4jjxhxodoxvlbr9/physfs%20modifications.zip?dl=0
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:01 AM, Tim Čas <darkuranium at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Yes, linking with that will link with the DLL. Try adding '-static'
>>> >> before
>>> >> '-lphysfs' and '-dynamic' after to link with the static lib.
>>> >>
>>> >> Can you upload the DLL and/or the sources somewhere so that I can take
>>> >> a
>>> >> look with 'nm' and try compiling myself?
>>> >>
>>> >> On Aug 27, 2014 3:51 PM, "Haydn Harach" <hharach at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I'm just linking with -lphysfs, like you said.  I don't have MSYS.
>>> >>> The
>>> >>> only source file I modified was physfs.c, I didn't add any.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Tim Čas <darkuranium at gmail.com>
>>> >>> wrote:
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> How are you using libphysfs.a? I've often found that linking with
>>> >>>> just
>>> >>>> -lphysfs tends to make MinGW link with the DLL instead of the
>>> >>>> library.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> If you have MSYS, you can also try this to find out if the DLL
>>> >>>> exports
>>> >>>> the symbol (which would indicate that the problem is elsewhere):
>>> >>>> $ nm libphysfs.dll | grep openRead
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Oh and, I just had a thought --- when you added PHYSFS_openReadMulti,
>>> >>>> did you create any new source files? If you did, you have to run
>>> >>>> cmake
>>> >>>> again for it to recognize the new files? It is entirely possible that
>>> >>>> it's not compiling in said new file (though that wouldn't quite
>>> >>>> explain why the symbol exists in the static library).
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> On 27 August 2014 15:21, Haydn Harach <hharach at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>> > It creates "libphysfs.a", "libphysfs.dll", and "libphysfs.dll.a"
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > I've tried using both the .dll and the non-.dll version of the .a
>>> >>>> > library,
>>> >>>> > they both have the issues.  Interestingly, when using libphysfs.a,
>>> >>>> > it
>>> >>>> > still
>>> >>>> > requires libphysfs.dll, even before I started modifying the source
>>> >>>> > code.
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> >
>>> >>>> > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Tim Čas <darkuranium at gmail.com>
>>> >>>> > wrote:
>>> >>>> >>
>>> >>>> >> And did you also compile the DLLs, or did you only compile the
>>> >>>> >> static
>>> >>>> >> (*.a) library? MinGW tends to create one file for static builds
>>> >>>> >> (foo.a
>>> >>>> >> or libfoo.a) and two files for dynamic builds ({lib,}foo.dll.a and
>>> >>>> >> {lib,}foo.dll) --- it seems that you've perhaps only created the
>>> >>>> >> static library?
>>> >>>> >>
>>> >>>> >> On 27 August 2014 13:05, Haydn Harach <hharach at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>>> >> > Yes, I did replace the dll's.  From what I gather,
>>> >>>> >> > `PHYSFS_openReadMulti` is
>>> >>>> >> > present in `physfs.a` but not in `physfs.dll`, and
>>> >>>> >> > `PHYSFS_closeList` is
>>> >>>> >> > not
>>> >>>> >> > present in `physfs.a` (and presumably not in `physfs.dll`,
>>> >>>> >> > either).
>>> >>>> >> >
>>> >>>> >> > I'm compiling both physfs and my app using MinGW-W64.
>>> >>>> >> >
>>> >>>> >> >
>>> >>>> >> > On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 3:39 AM, Tim Čas <darkuranium at gmail.com>
>>> >>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >>>> >> >>
>>> >>>> >> >> Did you replace the DLLs after compiling? The application might
>>> >>>> >> >> still
>>> >>>> >> >> be
>>> >>>> >> >> using the old one if you forgot to do that.
>>> >>>> >> >>
>>> >>>> >> >>
>>> >>>> >> >> On 27 August 2014 10:10, Haydn Harach <hharach at gmail.com>
>>> >>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >>>> >> >>>
>>> >>>> >> >>> PHYSFS_openReadMulti compiles just fine, but then my app
>>> >>>> >> >>> crashes
>>> >>>> >> >>> because
>>> >>>> >> >>> it can't find it in physfs.dll.  So, it found it in the .a,
>>> >>>> >> >>> but
>>> >>>> >> >>> not in
>>> >>>> >> >>> the
>>> >>>> >> >>> .dll?  what am I doing wrong compiling physfs? >.<
>>> >>>> >> >>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>
>>> >>>> >> >>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Haydn Harach
>>> >>>> >> >>> <hharach at gmail.com>
>>> >>>> >> >>> wrote:
>>> >>>> >> >>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>> Now I'm having trouble rebuilding the project.  I'm trying to
>>> >>>> >> >>>> use a
>>> >>>> >> >>>> code::blocks project which I generated with cmake, changing
>>> >>>> >> >>>> only
>>> >>>> >> >>>> the
>>> >>>> >> >>>> 2 files
>>> >>>> >> >>>> (physfs.c and physfs.h).  It compiles and builds just fine,
>>> >>>> >> >>>> but
>>> >>>> >> >>>> I'm
>>> >>>> >> >>>> getting
>>> >>>> >> >>>> "undefined reference to PHYSFS_closeList" now.  What did I do
>>> >>>> >> >>>> wrong?
>>> >>>> >> >>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:55 PM, Haydn Harach
>>> >>>> >> >>>> <hharach at gmail.com>
>>> >>>> >> >>>> wrote:
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> Alrighty, here are the additions I've made to my physfs.c:
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> PHYSFS_File **PHYSFS_openReadMulti(const char *_fname)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     char *fname;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     size_t len;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     BAIL_IF_MACRO(_fname == NULL, ERR_INVALID_ARGUMENT, 0);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     len = strlen(_fname) + 1;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     fname = (char *) __PHYSFS_smallAlloc(len);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     BAIL_IF_MACRO(fname == NULL, ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, 0);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     FileHandle** ret = NULL;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     unsigned int retcount = 0;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     if (sanitizePlatformIndependentPath(_fname, fname))
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         int fileExists = 0;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         DirHandle *i = NULL;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         fvoid *opaque = NULL;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         __PHYSFS_platformGrabMutex(stateLock);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         GOTO_IF_MACRO(!searchPath, ERR_NO_SUCH_PATH,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> openReadEnd);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         /* !!! FIXME: Why aren't we using a for loop here?
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> */
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         i = searchPath;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         do
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             char *arcfname = fname;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             if (verifyPath(i, &arcfname, 0))
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                 opaque = i->funcs->openRead(i->opaque,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> arcfname,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> &fileExists);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                 if (opaque)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                 {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    // We found a valid file, let's prepare
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> it.
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    FileHandle* h =
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> (FileHandle*)allocator.Malloc(sizeof(FileHandle));
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    if (h == NULL)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                       i->funcs->fileClose(opaque);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                         GOTO_MACRO(ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> openReadEnd);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    }
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    memset(h, 0, sizeof(FileHandle));
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    h->opaque = opaque;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    h->forReading = 1;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    h->dirHandle = i;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    h->funcs = i->funcs;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    h->next = openReadList;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                    openReadList = h;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      // Add the file to the list
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      FileHandle** temp =
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> (FileHandle**)allocator.Malloc(sizeof(FileHandle) *
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> (retcount +
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> 1));
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      if (temp == NULL)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                         allocator.Free(h);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                         i->funcs->fileClose(opaque);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                         GOTO_MACRO(ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> openReadEnd);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      }
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      if (ret != NULL)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                         memcpy(temp, ret, sizeof(FileHandle)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> *
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> retcount);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                         allocator.Free(ret);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      }
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      temp[retcount] = h;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      ++retcount;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                      ret = temp;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                 }
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             } /* if */
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             i = i->next;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         } while ((i != NULL) && (!fileExists));
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         // Add a null terminator to the list
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         if (ret != NULL)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>            FileHandle** temp =
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> (FileHandle**)allocator.Malloc(sizeof(FileHandle) *
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> (retcount +
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> 1));
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>            if (temp == NULL)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>                GOTO_MACRO(ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY, openReadEnd);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             memcpy(temp, ret, sizeof(FileHandle) *
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> retcount);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             allocator.Free(ret);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             temp[retcount] = NULL;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>             ret = temp;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         }
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         openReadEnd:
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>         __PHYSFS_platformReleaseMutex(stateLock);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     } /* if */
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     __PHYSFS_smallFree(fname);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>     return ret;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> } /* PHYSFS_openReadMulti */
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> int PHYSFS_closeList(PHYSFS_file** list)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>    int retval = 1;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>    for (PHYSFS_file** i = list; *i != NULL; ++i)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>    {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>       if (PHYSFS_close(*i) == 0)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>          retval = 0;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>    }
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>    allocator.Free(list);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>    return retval;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> }
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> Is there anything not immediately obvious that I'm missing?
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:11 PM, Edward Rudd
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> <urkle at outoforder.cc>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>> wrote:
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 8:06 PM, Haydn Harach
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> <hharach at gmail.com>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> wrote:
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > Looking at PHYSFS_openRead() in physfs.c, I've found this
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > little
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > snippet:
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > do
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >         {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >             char *arcfname = fname;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >             if (verifyPath(i, &arcfname, 0))
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >             {
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >                 opaque = i->funcs->openRead(i->opaque,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > arcfname,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > &fileExists);
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >                 if (opaque)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >                     break;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >             } /* if */
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >             i = i->next;
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >         } while ((i != NULL) && (!fileExists));
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > Now, from what I can see, this loop goes through all the
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > paths,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > and
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > the first one that satisfies the function and returns
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > some
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > data
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > (from the
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > openRead function) and causes 'opaque' to not be NULL,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > and
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > thus
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > breaks out
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > of the loop.
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> >
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > So, if I replaced "if (opaque) break;" with "if (opaque)
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > someVector.emplace_back(opaque, i);", then did some
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > cleanup
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > to
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > ensure that I
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > have a vector of FileHandle's instead of one, and return
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > that,
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > this should
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> > be exactly what I'm looking for, yes?
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>>
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> More or less, yes that would be exactly what you were
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> looking
>>> >>>> >> >>>>>> for.
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