Not working in linux...

I am working on a pretty simple game with a couple of friends and i have a constructor that reads from a file. It works fine in windows but in linux it just freezes up. There are no windows specific routines in the constructor but for some reason it will not work. Can anyone help me figure out what is causing this. Any help would be uber appreciated.

It is an allegro program. In windows i use devc++ to link the allegro libraries. In linux i am using code::blocks and i have `allegro-config --libs` in the 'other linker' box. That is what i have found to do the trick. `allegro-config --libs` is also how i compile allegro from the command line.

card.cpp

Code:

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#include <allegro.h>
#include "standard_tcg.h"
#include "card.h"
#include "buttons.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;

Card::Card(char id[7])
{
    char set[4];
    char card[5];
    char fname[255];

    // parse the id into a set and card number
    for(int i = 0; i < 7; i++)
    {
        if(i < 3)
        {
            set[i] = id[i];
        }
        else
        {
            card[i-3] = id[i];
        }
    }
    card[4] = '\0';


    strcpy(fname, "card_data\\set");
    strcat(fname, set);
    strcat(fname, ".tcg");
    strcpy(filename, fname);

    ifstream IFP (fname);

    char comp_card[4];
    char send_buffer[512];
    char check;
    int  Icheck;

    int index = 0;

    while(!IFP.eof())
    {
        if(check == '[')
        {
            if(strcmp(card, comp_card) == 0)
            {
                // parsing starts
                IFP >> check >> check;

                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                index = 0;
                while(check != '#')
                {
                    IFP >> check;
                    send_buffer[index] = check;
                    index++;
                }
                send_buffer[index-1] = '\0';
                strcpy(Name, send_buffer);

                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> skipws;
                IFP >> Icheck;
                type1 = Icheck;

                IFP >> noskipws >> check;
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> skipws;
                IFP >> Icheck;
                type2 = Icheck;

                IFP >> noskipws >> check;

                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                //getting ability number 1
                index = 0;
                while(check != '#')
                {
                    IFP >> check;

                                        send_buffer[index] = check;
                                        index++;
                }
                                send_buffer[index-1] = '\0';
                                strcpy(ability_1, send_buffer);
            }
        }
        IFP >> check;
    }
}

int Card::Print_Card(BITMAP *bmp, int x, int y)
{
    textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+10, WHITE, -1,"%d", type1);
    textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+20, WHITE, -1,"%d", type2);
    textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+30, WHITE, -1,"%s", ability_1);
    textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+100, WHITE, -1,"%s", filename);
    return 0;
}

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I'm at a loss here...

Linux directory separators are '/' not '\\', which may be a problem.

And you sir are right on! Thank you so much, i didnt even think to look at that. Thanks a bunch! cheers!

You surely aren't using a backslash in a Linux path?
Edit: Never mind, I am slow.

I was coding the rest of "parser" for the program i was working on above and I get this error

Terminate called after throwing instance of 'std::ios_base::failure'
what(): basic_ios::clear
Shutting down allegro due to signal #6

I am using fedora 10 using code::blocks and the latest allegro (linker `allegro-config --libs`)

if you think the file being used will help I can post it.

Here is the code:

Code:

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#include <allegro.h>
#include "standard_tcg.h"
#include "card.h"
#include "buttons.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;

Card::Card(char id[7])
{
    Name[0] = '\0';

    char set[4];
    char card[5];
    char fname[255];

    // parse the id into a set and card number
    for(int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
    {
        set[i] = id[i];
    }
    set[3] = '\0';

    for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
    {
        card[i] = id[i+3];
    }
    card[4] = '\0';

    strcpy(fname, "card_data//set");
    strcat(fname, set);
    strcat(fname, ".tcg");
    strcpy(filename, fname);

    ifstream IFP (fname);

    if(IFP == NULL)
        allegro_message("could not open: %s", fname);

    char comp_card[5];
    char send_buffer[512];
    char check;
    int  Icheck;

    int index = 0;

    while(!IFP.eof())
    {
        if(check == '[')
        {
            //get the id
            for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
            {
                IFP >> check;
                comp_card[i] = check;
            }
            comp_card[4] = '\0';

            if(strcmp(card, comp_card) != 0)
                allegro_message("comp_card: %s\nCard  : %s", comp_card, card);

            if(strcmp(card, comp_card) == 0)
            {
                IFP >> noskipws >> check;
                // get card name
                while(check != '#')
                {
                    IFP >> check;
                    send_buffer[index] = check;
                    index++;
                }
                send_buffer[index-1] = '\0';
                strcpy(Name, send_buffer);
                index = 0;

                // get HP
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                health = Icheck;

                // get type 1
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                type1 = Icheck;

                // get type 2
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                type2 = Icheck;

                // Get ability type 1
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                ab_type_1 = Icheck;

                // get ability type 2
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                ab_type_2 = Icheck;

                // get ability cost 1
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                ab_cost_1 = Icheck;

                // get ability cost 2
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                ab_cost_2 = Icheck;

                // get ability dmg 1
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                ab_dmg_1 = Icheck;

                // get ability dmg 2
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                ab_dmg_2 = Icheck;

                // get ability desc 1;
                IFP >> check; // because it will be # right now
                while(check != '#')
                {
                    IFP >> check;
                    send_buffer[index] = check;
                    index++;
                }
                send_buffer[index-1] = '\0';
                strcpy(ability_1, send_buffer);
                index = 0;

                // get ability desc 2
                while(check != '#')
                {
                    IFP >> check;
                    send_buffer[index] = check;
                    index++;
                }
                send_buffer[index-1] = '\0';
                strcpy(ability_2, send_buffer);
                index = 0;

                // get retreat type 1
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                rt_cost_type_1 = Icheck;

                // get retreat type 2
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                rt_cost_type_2 = Icheck;

                // get retreat cost 1
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                rt_cost_1 = Icheck;

                // get retreat cost 2
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                rt_cost_2 = Icheck;

                // get weakness
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                weakness = Icheck;

                // get resistance
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                resistance = Icheck;

                // get resistance strength
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                strength_res = Icheck;

                // get evolve
                while(check != '>')
                    IFP >> check;

                IFP >> Icheck;
                evolve = Icheck;

                // move the iterator over one
                IFP >> check;

                // get evolve name
                if(evolve == 1)
                {
                    while(check != '#')
                    {
                        IFP >> check;
                        send_buffer[index] = check;
                        index++;
                    }
                    send_buffer[index-1] = '\0';
                    strcpy(ev_name, send_buffer);
                }
                else
                    ev_name[0] = '\0';
            }
        }
        IFP >> check;
    }
    IFP.close();
}

int Card::Print_Card(BITMAP *bmp, int x, int y)
{
    if(Name[0] != '\0')
    {
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+10, WHITE, -1,"%s", Name);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+20, WHITE, -1,"%d", health);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+30, WHITE, -1,"%d", type1);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+40, WHITE, -1,"%d", type2);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+50, WHITE, -1,"%d", ab_type_1);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+60, WHITE, -1,"%d", ab_type_2);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+70, WHITE, -1,"%d", ab_cost_1);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+80, WHITE, -1,"%d", ab_cost_2);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+90, WHITE, -1,"%d", ab_dmg_1);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+100, WHITE, -1,"%d", ab_dmg_2);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+110, WHITE, -1,"%s", ability_1);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+120, WHITE, -1,"%s", ability_2);
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+130, WHITE, -1,"%s", filename);
    }
    else
        textprintf_ex(bmp, font, x, y+10, WHITE, -1, "No info was read");
    return 0;
}

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More wasted replies here - http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showthread.php?t=110899 :(
DONT CROSS-POST!

I apologize for cross posting. In response to your reply on the other post I believe the problem lies in this code because the problem started when i added the code inside the if(strcmp(card, comp_card) == 0) statement.