#199: ADd method to return the absolute (real) path.

simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx

@@ -483,3 +483,16 @@ bool SGPath::rename(const SGPath& newName)
     return true;
 }
 
+std::string SGPath::realpath() const
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    // Not implemented for Windows yet. Return original path instead.
+    return path;
+#else
+    char* buf = ::realpath(path.c_str(), NULL);
+    std::string p(buf);
+    free(buf);
+    return p;
+#endif
+}
+

simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx

@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ public:
      */
     void concat( const std::string& p );
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a string with the absolute pathname that names the same file, whose
+     * resolution does not involve '.', '..', or symbolic links.
+     */
+    std::string realpath() const;
+
     /**
      * Get the file part of the path (everything after the last path sep)
      * @return file string