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Propagate the resolved primary asset directory to TheLocalFileSystem in BIGFileSystem::init so loose files such as Data/Cursors/*.ani can be resolved when runtime cwd differs from the asset root. Make ANI cursor loading, first-frame hotspot extraction, bounds clamping, and static color cursor fallback cross-platform in SDL3Mouse for both Zero Hour and base Generals. Symlink Data/Cursors during macOS deployment and add diagnostic logging for asset fallback and cursor initialization.
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No platform-isolation failure is introduced. The changed BIGFileSystem.cpp code only calls the abstract TheLocalFileSystem->setAssetRootPath from Core/GameEngine. The POSIX-dependent fallback lo… |
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PASS. The pull request changes asset-root resolution, filesystem lookup, SDL3 cursor loading, diagnostics, and macOS deployment scripts. It does not change simulation or game-logic math. The C++ diff … |
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No personal or machine-specific path was introduced. The new macOS fallback paths use the standard ${HOME} variable (${HOME}/GeneralsX/data/Generals and ${HOME}/GeneralsX/data/GeneralsZH). Other… |
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BIGFileSystem.cppcode only calls the abstractTheLocalFileSystem->setAssetRootPathfromCore/GameEngine. The POSIX-dependent fallback logic remains inCore/GameEngineDevice/Source/StdDevice/Common/StdLocalFileSystem.cpp. The SDL3 andstderrcalls are confined toSDL3Mouse.cppunder.../Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/SDL3Device; both CMake files compile these files into theg_gameenginedevice/z_gameenginedeviceplatform targets. No Win32, Cocoa, or raw POSIX call was added to game-logic sources.
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PASS. The pull request changes asset-root resolution, filesystem lookup, SDL3 cursor loading, diagnostics, and macOS deployment scripts. It does not change simulation or game-logic math. The C++ diff adds no floating-point math, WWMath replacement, or new division before an integer cast. The existing cursor frame-duration integer division is unchanged and is not simulation logic.
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${HOME}variable (${HOME}/GeneralsX/data/Generalsand${HOME}/GeneralsX/data/GeneralsZH). Other paths are relative (Data/Cursors) or derive from existing variables such asRUNTIME_DIR,PROJECT_ROOT, andCNC_GENERALS_PATH. No private URLs or developer home directories appear in the added lines.
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The pull request changes only asset-root resolution, cursor loading, diagnostics, documentation, and macOS deployment scripts. The authoritative diff contains no changes under GeneralsOnline/, NextGenMP/, or cmake/ngmp.cmake, and no changes to the specified multiplayer UI, loading-screen ticking, or transport files. No NGMP implementation, protocol routing, heartbeat, REST authentication, or platform-isolation code is replaced or bypassed.
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Asset roots find their place
Cursor paths link into the build
First frames set the hotspot
Static cursors wait if animation fails
Two game variants follow the same trail
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Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/StdDevice/Common/StdLocalFileSystem.cpp: 2
450-451: Check that the unconditionalfprintf(stderr, ...)log is intended.The log prints once at init and once at
BIGFileSystem::init. This matches the path instruction on release-build diagnostics, which requiresfprintf(stderr, ...)paired withfflush(stderr). The code complies. No change is needed.
101-108: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value
⚠️ Unverified finding
Verification ran but could not confirm this finding. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.Check the
directory_iteratorerror code before the case-insensitive match loop.If
assetRootCurrentis a regular file, a non-directory, or unreadable, the iterator constructor setsecAssetCase. The range-for then iterates an end iterator, so the loop is safe. But the error code is not read, andpathFixedPartstays empty. The code handles this correctly by accident.The asset-root path also runs this traversal on every missed lookup. Each component can scan a full directory with
directory_iterator. Cursor and script lookups on largeData/trees repeat this scan on each miss. This cost applies to every failed lookup, such as optional-file probes.Consider caching the resolved result per lowercase relative path. Treat this as follow-up work, as the retrieved learning says per-root detection and caching are out of scope here.
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Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/BIGFileSystem.cpp: 1
526-531: LGTM!scripts/build/macos/deploy-macos-generals.sh: 1
121-130: LGTM!scripts/build/macos/deploy-macos-zh.sh: 1
171-180: LGTM!Generals/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/SDL3Device/GameClient/SDL3Mouse.cpp: 1
434-445: LGTM!GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngineDevice/Source/SDL3Device/GameClient/SDL3Mouse.cpp: 1
434-445: LGTM!docs/WORKLOG/2026-10-DIARY.md: 1
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- Around line 261-276: In StdLocalFileSystem::init(), sanitize the environment
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| #ifndef _WIN32 | ||
| // GeneralsX @bugfix felipebraz 16/10/2026 Default asset root fallback from environment variables | ||
| if (s_assetFallbackPath.empty()) | ||
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| #if RTS_ZEROHOUR | ||
| const char *env = getenv("CNC_GENERALS_ZH_PATH"); | ||
| if (!env || !env[0]) env = getenv("CNC_GENERALS_PATH"); | ||
| #else | ||
| const char *env = getenv("CNC_GENERALS_PATH"); | ||
| #endif | ||
| if (env && env[0]) | ||
| { | ||
| setAssetRootPath(AsciiString(env)); | ||
| } | ||
| } | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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rg -n 'sanitizeConfiguredPath|setAssetRootPath|CNC_GENERALS(_ZH)?_PATH' Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/BIGFileSystem.cpp Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/StdDevice/Common/StdLocalFileSystem.cpp
sed -n '500,545p' Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/BIGFileSystem.cpp
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printf '%s\n' '--- BIGFileSystem sanitizer and asset loading ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- BIGFileSystem init and callers ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.{cpp,h,hpp,c}' -e 'TheLocalFileSystem->init' -e 'TheArchiveFileSystem->init' -e 'BIGFileSystem::init' -e 'StdLocalFileSystem::init' Core || true
nl -ba Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/BIGFileSystem.cpp | sed -n '480,540p'
printf '%s\n' '--- local fallback resolution and setter ---'
nl -ba Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/StdDevice/Common/StdLocalFileSystem.cpp | sed -n '1,115p'
nl -ba Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/StdDevice/Common/StdLocalFileSystem.cpp | sed -n '420,465p'
printf '%s\n' '--- initialization definitions/usages ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- filesystem initialization and local lookup flow ---'
nl -ba Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/FileSystem.cpp | sed -n '125,155p'
nl -ba Core/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/FileSystem.cpp | sed -n '180,245p'
printf '%s\n' '--- local open/exists binding ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/StdDevice/Common/StdLocalFileSystem.cpp' -e 'fixFilenameFromWindowsPath' -e 'openFile(' -e 'doesFileExist(' Core/GameEngineDevice/Source/StdDevice/Common/StdLocalFileSystem.cppRepository: fbraz3/GeneralsX
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Share environment-path sanitization with StdLocalFileSystem::init()
sanitizeConfiguredPath supports quoted paths, but StdLocalFileSystem::init() passes the raw environment value to setAssetRootPath(). If BIG loading falls back to the current working directory, BIGFileSystem::init() leaves primaryAssetsDirectory empty and does not overwrite that raw fallback. Relative loose-file lookups can then use a path containing quote characters and fail to find assets.
Reuse the sanitizer for the local fallback path.
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lines 261 - 276:
In StdLocalFileSystem::init(), sanitize the environment value before passing it
to setAssetRootPath(), reusing the existing sanitizeConfiguredPath helper so
quoted fallback paths work for relative asset lookups.
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Closing in favor of #373 which consolidates the custom cursor fix together with the tactical air unit ground indicator. |
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Summary
Restores in-game custom animated and static mouse cursors across macOS and Linux by propagating the resolved asset root path to
TheLocalFileSystem, broadening case-insensitive path resolution, and making SDL3 cursor loading, hotspot clamping, and color fallback cross-platform.Root Cause
StdBIGFileSystemandWin32BIGFileSystemintoCore/GameEngine/Source/Common/System/BIGFileSystem.cpp, the statement propagating the resolved primary asset directoryTheLocalFileSystem->setAssetRootPath(primaryAssetsDirectory)was inadvertently omitted..anicursor files are loose retail game assets (underData/Cursors/*.ani) not packed inside.bigarchives, and on Linux/macOS the binary cwd and asset directory are separate,TheFileSystem->openFile("Data/Cursors/*.ani")failed to open any cursor file. When all cursor resources were null,SDL3Mouse::setCursor()defaulted toSDL_GetDefaultCursor()(the operating system's standard mouse cursor).SDL3Mouse.cpp, cursor frame hotspot clamping and the fallback from animated cursor to static color cursor (SDL_CreateColorCursor) were gated under#ifdef __linux__. On macOS, ifSDL_CreateAnimatedCursorfailed, cursor creation failed completely without falling back to a color cursor.Changes
BIGFileSystem.cpp): RestoredTheLocalFileSystem->setAssetRootPath(primaryAssetsDirectory)inBIGFileSystem::init().StdLocalFileSystem.cpp): Added fallback asset root resolution fromCNC_GENERALS_ZH_PATH/CNC_GENERALS_PATHinStdLocalFileSystem::init()and enabled case-insensitive path resolution from the asset root across all non-Windows platforms (#ifndef _WIN32).SDL3Mouse.cpp): Made first-frame hotspot extraction, bounds clamping, and static color cursor fallback (SDL_CreateColorCursor) cross-platform in both Zero Hour (GeneralsMD) and base Generals (Generals).deploy-macos-zh.sh,deploy-macos-generals.sh): Added automatic symlinking ofData/Cursorsfrom the asset root into${RUNTIME_DIR}/Data/Cursors.[CURSOR]and[ASSET_ROOT]console logs visible in release builds.docs/WORKLOG/2026-10-DIARY.md.Verification
z_generals/GeneralsXZH) and base Generals (g_generals/GeneralsX) on macOS (macos-vulkan) cleanly.~/GeneralsX/GeneralsZHand validated thatData/Cursorswas symlinked.[CURSOR] Default normal cursor loaded successfullyingame.log.Summary by CodeRabbit