libcamera: utils: Adapt libcameraPath to match use cases

The two callers of functions libcameraPath() and isLibcameraInstalled()
end up using the same process and finally use the path with
libcamera.so. Hence write a function libcameraBuildPath() which
combines their functions and returns the root of the build sources
when the library has not been installed, but is running from the build
tree, thereby making call sites simpler.

When the library is installed, libcameraBuildPath() will return an empty
string.

Make changes in the call sites accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Kaaira Gupta <kgupta@es.iitr.ac.in>
Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@ideasonboard.com>
Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/src/libcamera/utils.cpp b/src/libcamera/utils.cpp
index 7e118faf..58ee7cc1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/utils.cpp
@@ -340,23 +340,33 @@ bool isLibcameraInstalled()
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief Identify the libcamera.so path
+ * \brief Retrieve the path to the build directory
  *
- * This function locates the running libcamera.so and returns its full path,
- * including the file name.
+ * During development, it is useful to run libcamera binaries directly from the
+ * build directory without installing them. This function helps components that
+ * need to locate resources, such as IPA modules or IPA proxy workers, by
+ * providing them with the path to the root of the build directory. Callers can
+ * then use it to complement or override searches in system-wide directories.
  *
- * \return A string stating the path
+ * If libcamera has been installed, the build directory path is not available
+ * and this function returns an empty string.
+ *
+ * \return The path to the build directory if running from a build, or an empty
+ * string otherwise
  */
-std::string libcameraPath()
+std::string libcameraBuildPath()
 {
+	if (isLibcameraInstalled())
+		return std::string();
+
 	Dl_info info;
 
 	/* Look up our own symbol. */
-	int ret = dladdr(reinterpret_cast<void *>(libcameraPath), &info);
+	int ret = dladdr(reinterpret_cast<void *>(libcameraBuildPath), &info);
 	if (ret == 0)
-		return nullptr;
+		return std::string();
 
-	return info.dli_fname;
+	return dirname(info.dli_fname) + "/../../";
 }
 
 } /* namespace utils */