From 11a903c817e23bf2d694af0cd026caa94e45671e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eduard Urbach <eduard@urbach.dev>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:28:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Implemented utility functions for C strings

---
 lib/c/length.q                  | 11 +++++++++++
 lib/{strings/c.q => c/string.q} |  2 +-
 lib/fs/readFile.q               |  4 ++--
 lib/process/run_unix.q          |  4 ++--
 lib/process/run_windows.q       |  4 ++--
 src/core/evaluateDot.go         |  2 +-
 6 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 lib/c/length.q
 rename lib/{strings/c.q => c/string.q} (76%)

diff --git a/lib/c/length.q b/lib/c/length.q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4e7dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/c/length.q
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+length(ptr *byte) -> uint {
+	len := 0
+
+	loop {
+		if ptr[len] == 0 {
+			return len
+		}
+
+		len += 1
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/strings/c.q b/lib/c/string.q
similarity index 76%
rename from lib/strings/c.q
rename to lib/c/string.q
index 57a9d13..bf95f12 100644
--- a/lib/strings/c.q
+++ b/lib/c/string.q
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import mem
 
-c(s string) -> !string {
+string(s string) -> !string {
 	cstr := mem.alloc(s.len + 1)
 
 	loop i := 0..s.len {
diff --git a/lib/fs/readFile.q b/lib/fs/readFile.q
index c5e8834..afb5ab0 100644
--- a/lib/fs/readFile.q
+++ b/lib/fs/readFile.q
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import c
 import io
 import mem
-import strings
 
 readFile(path string) -> (!string, error) {
-	cpath := strings.c(path)
+	cpath := c.string(path)
 	fd, err := open(cpath.ptr, 0, 0)
 	mem.free(cpath)
 
diff --git a/lib/process/run_unix.q b/lib/process/run_unix.q
index 0b15d7e..a8b39ea 100644
--- a/lib/process/run_unix.q
+++ b/lib/process/run_unix.q
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+import c
 import mem
 import run
-import strings
 
 run(path string) -> error {
 	pid := fork()
 
 	if pid == 0 {
-		cpath := strings.c(path)
+		cpath := c.string(path)
 		argv := new(Argv)
 		argv.path = cpath.ptr
 		err := execve(cpath.ptr, argv, 0)
diff --git a/lib/process/run_windows.q b/lib/process/run_windows.q
index c09d6a2..f650890 100644
--- a/lib/process/run_windows.q
+++ b/lib/process/run_windows.q
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+import c
 import mem
-import strings
 
 run(path string) -> error {
 	startInfo := new(StartupInfo)
 	startInfo.size = 104
 	processInfo := new(ProcessInformation)
-	cpath := strings.c(path)
+	cpath := c.string(path)
 	success := kernel32.CreateProcessA(0, cpath.ptr, 0, 0, false, 0, 0, 0, startInfo, processInfo)
 	mem.free(cpath)
 
diff --git a/src/core/evaluateDot.go b/src/core/evaluateDot.go
index 44875c6..4639825 100644
--- a/src/core/evaluateDot.go
+++ b/src/core/evaluateDot.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (f *Function) evaluateDot(expr *expression.Expression) (ssa.Value, error) {
 	if isPackage {
 		pkg := f.Env.Packages[pkgValue.Name]
 
-		if !pkg.IsExtern && f != f.Env.Init {
+		if !pkg.IsExtern && pkg.Name != "main" {
 			imp, exists := f.File.Imports[pkgValue.Name]
 
 			if !exists {
-- 
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