Moving project structure for more less compilation

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/c++/environment.hpp b/lib/c++/environment.hpp
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <forstio/error.hpp>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <cstdlib>
+
+namespace kel {
+namespace lbm {
+
+/**
+ * Returns the default output directory.
+ * Located outside the project dir because dispatching build jobs with output data in the git directory
+ * also copies simulated data which takes a long time.
+ */
+saw::error_or<std::filesystem::path> output_directory(){
+	const char* home_dir = std::getenv("HOME");
+	if(not home_dir){
+		return saw::make_error<saw::err::not_found>("Couldn't find home dir");
+	}
+
+	return std::filesystem::path{home_dir} / ".lbm";
+}
+}
+}