+void join_paths(char path1[],char path2[],char *new_path ){
+ unsigned int i=0;
+ unsigned int x=0;
+ printf("strlen path1:%d\n",strlen(path1));
+ printf("strlen path2:%d\n",strlen(path2));
+ printf("path1; %s\n",path1);
+
+ //add_to_buffer(&message_buffer, "joining paths\0",MESSAGE_LEVEL_BASIC_TASKS);
+ char cat[10]="cat\0";
+ strcat(cat,"dog\0");
+ add_to_buffer(&message_buffer,path1,MESSAGE_LEVEL_BASIC_TASKS);
+ add_to_buffer(&message_buffer, path2,MESSAGE_LEVEL_BASIC_TASKS);
+ if ( (path1[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-2]=='/') && path2[0]!='/') {
+ /*paths are compatiable. concatanate them. note -2 is because of \0*/
+ //char new_path[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))+(sizeof(path2)/sizeof(char))];
+ strcpy(new_path,strcat(path1,path2));
+ //return new_path;
+ }
+ else if ((path1[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-2]!='/') && path2[0]=='/') {
+ /*paths are compatiable. concatanate them*/
+ //char new_path[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))+(sizeof(path2)/sizeof(char))];
+ strcpy(new_path,strcat(path1,path2));
+ //return new_path;
+ }
+ else if ((path1[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-2]!='/') && path2[0]!='/') {
+ /*need to add a "/". */
+ strcat(new_path,path1);
+ strcat(new_path,"/");
+ strcat(new_path,path2);
+ //strcpy(new_path,strcat(path1,strcat("/\0",path2)));
+
+/* copy_array(path1,new_path,0,0);
+ copy_array('\0',new_path,0,(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char)));
+ copy_array(path2,new_path,0,(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))+1);
+ old method now trying to use copy_array
+ //char new_path[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))+(sizeof(path2)/sizeof(char))+1];
+ for (x=0;x<=(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-1;x++){
+ new_path[x]=path1[x];
+ }
+ new_path[x+1]='/';
+ for (x=(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char)) ,i=0 ;i<=(sizeof(path2)/sizeof(char));x++,i++){
+ new_path[x]=path2[i];
+ }
+*/
+ //return new_path;
+ }
+ else if ((path1[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-2]=='/') && path2[0]=='/') {
+ /*need to remove a "/". */
+ //char new_path[(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))+(sizeof(path2)/sizeof(char))-1];
+ strcpy(new_path,strcat(path1,strncat("",path2,(sizeof(path1)/sizeof(char))-1)));
+ //return new_path;
+ }
+ else{
+ //error
+ //return -1;