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Diffstat (limited to 'src/libcamera/utils.cpp')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/libcamera/utils.cpp | 26 |
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 */ |