badvpn/misc/find_program.h

/**
 * @file find_program.h
 * @author Ambroz Bizjak <ambrop7@gmail.com>
 * 
 * @section LICENSE
 * 
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 * 
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 * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
 * DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
 * DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
 * (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
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 * 
 * @section DESCRIPTION
 * 
 * Function that finds the absolute path of a program by checking a predefined
 * list of directories.
 */

#ifndef BADVPN_FIND_PROGRAM_H
#define BADVPN_FIND_PROGRAM_H

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#include <misc/concat_strings.h>
#include <misc/debug.h>

static char * badvpn_find_program (const char *name);

static char * badvpn_find_program (const char *name)
{
    ASSERT(name)
    
    const char *dirs[] = {"/usr/sbin", "/usr/bin", "/sbin", "/bin", NULL};
    
    for (size_t i = 0; dirs[i]; i++) {
        char *path = concat_strings(3, dirs[i], "/", name);
        if (!path) {
            goto fail;
        }
        
        if (access(path, X_OK) == 0) {
            return path;
        }
        
        free(path);
    }
    
fail:
    return NULL;
}

#endif