Question 1

How to use tinydir in Windows with Unicode?

Accepted Answer

Define UNICODE and _UNICODE before including tinydir.h, as stated in the README, to ensure proper handling of wide-character file names on Windows.

Question 2

Tinydir vs dirent for cross-platform C projects?

Accepted Answer

TinyDir wraps dirent for POSIX and FindFirstFile for Windows, providing a consistent API across platforms, whereas dirent is POSIX-only and requires separate handling for Windows.

Question 3

How to recursively list directories with tinydir?

Accepted Answer

You must implement recursion manually by checking file.is_dir and calling tinydir_open on subdirectories, as the library does not include built-in recursive functions.

Question 4

Does tinydir support file attributes like size or modification time?

Accepted Answer

No, tinydir only provides basic information like file name and whether it's a directory; for attributes, you need to use platform-specific APIs or another library.

Question 5

Tinydir example with error handling?

Accepted Answer

The README examples omit error checking, but you should check return values of functions like tinydir_open and handle failures, as the library relies on standard C error patterns.

Question 6

How to build tinydir with CMake?

Accepted Answer

The GitHub repository includes a CMake workflow, so you can integrate it via CMakeLists.txt, but since it's a single-header library, you can also just include tinydir.h directly.

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