From faf27c7c75d29fd549f873b1a27a7b3ad390e3ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tildearrow <me@tildearrow.org>
Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2024 19:52:54 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] work around compiler crap

---
 src/main.cpp | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index b97c04355..7eefcede1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -606,7 +606,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
       strncpy(localeDir,localeDirs[i],4095);
 #else
       if (exePath[0]!=0 && localeDirs[i][0]!=DIR_SEPARATOR) {
-        strncpy(localeDir,exePath,4095);
+        // do you NOT understand what memset IS
+        char* i_s=exePath;
+        for (int i_i=0; i_i<4095; i_i++) {
+          localeDir[i_i]=*i_s;
+          if ((*i_s)==0) break;
+          i_s++;
+        }
         strncat(localeDir,DIR_SEPARATOR_STR,4095);
         strncat(localeDir,localeDirs[i],4095);
       } else {