make

2 files changed, 40 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce7ef3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# ========================
+# =====    ===============
+# ======  ================
+# ======  ================
+# ======  ====   ====   ==
+# ======  ===     ==  =  =
+# ======  ===  =  ==     =
+# =  ===  ===  =  ==  ====
+# =  ===  ===  =  ==  =  =
+# ==     =====   ====   ==
+# ========================
+#
+# josh: Makefile
+# Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:00:12 +0100
+# Joe
+#
+# GNU Makefile
+
+.DEFAULT_GOAL	:= run
+SHELL			:= /bin/sh
+
+run:
+	@go run *.go
+
+all:
+	@go build
diff --git a/c_init.go b/c_init.go
index 08519b3..715130f 100644
--- a/c_init.go
+++ b/c_init.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import (
 // not exist. The first path being checked is $XDG_DATA_HOME then
 // $HOME/.local/share. It returns the full data directory path.
 func c_get_data_dir() string {
+	var ptr *string
 	home := os.Getenv("HOME")
 	xdg_home := os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME")
 
@@ -63,21 +64,23 @@ func c_get_data_dir() string {
 		c_die("env variable HOME not defined", nil)
 	}
 	if len(xdg_home) > 0 {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(xdg_home); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(xdg_home, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
-				c_die("could not create path " + xdg_home, err)
+		ptr = &xdg_home
+		if _, err := os.Stat(*ptr); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(*ptr, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+				c_die("could not create path " + *ptr, err)
 			}
-			fmt.Println("created folder path " + xdg_home)
+			fmt.Println("created folder path " + *ptr)
 		}
-		return xdg_home
 	} else {
-		home := home + ".local/share"
-		if _, err := os.Stat(home); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			if err := os.MkdirAll(home, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
-				c_die("could not create path " + home, err)
-			}
-			fmt.Println("created folder path " + home)
+		ptr = &home
+		*ptr = *ptr + ".local/share"
+		if _, err := os.Stat(*ptr); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		    if err := os.MkdirAll(*ptr, os.ModePerm); err != nil {
+		        c_die("could not create path " + *ptr, err)
+		    }
+		    fmt.Println("created folder path " + *ptr)
 		}
 		return home
 	}
+	return *ptr
 }