From 1e99e9d36405b2a13e9917cc4acc0da8bc2b4d5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: nova <email@nova.gay>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2025 22:08:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] global_path handling

---
 main.c      |  3 +++
 threading.c | 31 ++++++++++++-------------------
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 7677adc..ff9fe9c 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ unsigned int settings;
 unsigned int file_modifiers;
 unsigned int status = (STATUS_RUN_BACKEND | STATUS_UPDATE_SCREEN_MASK | STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY); 
 char *start_path;
+char *global_path;
 time_t *seed;
 
 WINDOW *win_t;
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ int main(){
 			temp_heigth = terminal_height;
 		}
 		if (status & STATUS_RUN_BACKEND) {
+			global_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_top);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_mid);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_lft);
@@ -198,6 +200,7 @@ void init() {
 	#endif
 
 	ESCDELAY = 10;
+	global_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 	char *start_path = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 	setenv("START_PATH", start_path, 0);
 	free(start_path);
diff --git a/threading.c b/threading.c
index ddc640d..8a00b16 100644
--- a/threading.c
+++ b/threading.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ volatile unsigned long selected_file_current = 0;
 volatile unsigned long selected_file_last = 0;
 extern unsigned int terminal_width;
 extern unsigned int status;
+extern char *global_path;
 
 unsigned int btm_status;
 
@@ -58,13 +59,14 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_mid, &mutex_mid);
 		unsigned int local_status = status;
 
-		char *path;
-		if((path=getcwd(NULL, 0)) == NULL) {
+		if (global_path == NULL) {
 			mid_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
 			mid_content->file_name = "cannot open directory";
 			mid_file_count = 1;
 		} else {
 
+			char *path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+			memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 
 			if (local_status & STATUS_RELOAD_DIRECTORY) {
 				unsigned long i = 0;
@@ -99,8 +101,8 @@ void *thread_mid(){
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_rgt);
 			pthread_cond_signal(&cond_btm);
 
+			free(path);
 		}
-		free(path);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
@@ -112,12 +114,13 @@ void *thread_lft(){
 		pthread_cond_wait(&cond_lft, &mutex_lft);
 		unsigned int local_status = status;
 
-		char *path;
-		if((path=getcwd(NULL, 0)) == NULL) {
+		if (global_path == NULL) {
 			lft_content = malloc(sizeof(file));
 			lft_content[0].file_name = "cannot open directory";
 			lft_file_count = 1;
 		} else {
+			char *path = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+			memcpy(path, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 
 			path[strrchr(path, '/')-path] = '\0';
 			path[0] = '/';
@@ -130,8 +133,8 @@ void *thread_lft(){
 				get_dir_content(path, &lft_file_count, lft_content);
 			}
 
+			free(path);
 		}
-		free(path);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_lft);
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
@@ -230,18 +233,16 @@ void *thread_top(){
 
 		free(top_buffer);
 
-		char *path;
-		if((path=getcwd(NULL, 0)) == NULL) {
+		if(global_path == NULL) {
 			top_buffer = malloc(sizeof("cannot open directory"));
 			top_width = sizeof("cannot open directory");
 			top_buffer = "cannot open directory";
 		} else {
-			top_buffer = malloc(strlen(path)+1);
-			memcpy(top_buffer, path, strlen(path)+1);
+			top_buffer = malloc(strlen(global_path)+1);
+			memcpy(top_buffer, global_path, strlen(global_path)+1);
 			top_width = strlen(top_buffer);
 		}
 
-		free(path);
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_top);
 	}
 	pthread_exit(0);
@@ -271,14 +272,6 @@ void *thread_btm(){
 			pthread_mutex_unlock(&mutex_mid);
 
 
-			if (path != NULL) {
-				/* sometimes NULL remains, need to do deeper analysis soon */
-				free(path);
-				path = NULL;
-			} else {
-				volatile static int debug_thread_btm;
-				debug_thread_btm++;
-			}
 			free(ui_btm_right_block);
 
 			path = getcwd(NULL, 0);