Fnkdat 0.0.8

Fnkdat provides an interface for determining common directory names in UNIX and Win32 applications.
Appications organize files differently on different platforms. On Win32 systems, an application is generally installed by a user and it is usually (more-or-less) installed entirely under a single tree. For example, the game OmniHype might be installed in the directory C:Program FilesOmniHype.
Its maps or data may be in C:Program FilesOmniHypemaps, and the system configuration might be C:Program FilesOmniHypeconfig.dat. Information specific to the user straczynski (such as keyboard/mouse settings) might be stored under G:Documents and SettingsStraczynskiApplication DataOmniHype in Windows NT and its derivatives, and under C:Program FilesOmniHypeusersstraczynski in Windows 95 and its derivatives.
On a UNIX system the story is completely different. An application may be compiled by a user or a packager, and file locations (at least one of them, anyway) are often defined at compile-time. The application is then installed by a user or a system administrator, relative to a prefix (such as /usr/). Following the above example, the binary for the game OmniHype may be installed as /usr/bin/omnihype. Its maps or data may be in /usr/share/omnihype/maps/. The system configuration may be /etc/omnihype.conf, and information specific to the user straczynski may be stored under ~straczynski/.omnihype/.
fnkdat is an attempt to cope with these differences.
Usage:
fnkdat is implemented as a single function. The source is released under a GUILE style license and may be statically linked to both public and commercial software. The license text, links to the source, and a couple tutorials are listed below.
Enhancements:
- A patch that fixes a compiler warning was applied.